Earth:Feitianshan Formation
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| Feitianshan Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Baju Tracksite |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 27°48′N 102°36′E / 27.8°N 102.6°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 25°24′N 108°54′E / 25.4°N 108.9°E |
| Region | Sichuan |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Sichuan Basin |
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The Feitianshan Formation is a geological formation in China . It dates back to the Early Cretaceous. Among the known ichnofossils are footprints of dinosaurs.
Vertebrate ichnofauna
| Ichnotaxa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichnogenus | Ichnopecies | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Images | |
| Dromaeopodus | Dromaeopodus .sp | Several tracks | ||||
| Eubrontes | Eubrontes.sp | |||||
| Grallator acutus | ||||||
| Jialingpus | J. yuechiensis | Multiple Trackways | ||||
| Megalosauripus | Megalosauripus .sp | Several tracks | ||||
| Minisauripus | M. chuanzhuensis
M. zhensuonani |
Multiple trackways reported to have been made in the same direction as those of Jialingpus. It may have been hunted by it. | ||||
References
Further reading
- Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs". Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X. https://archive.org/details/dinosaursencyclo00glut_2/page/613.
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