Earth:Hekou Formation
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| Hekou Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous,Coniacian–Campanian | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Guifeng Group |
| Underlies | Tangbian Formation |
| Overlies | Unconformity: Zhoutian Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate, glutenite |
| Other | Sandstone, siltstone, tuff |
| Location | |
| Region | Jiangxi Province, Asia |
| Country |  China |
The Hekou Formation is a Cretaceous geologic formation in China . Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation. It is a unit of the Guifeng Group and dates to the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian-early Campanian).[1] An indeterminate Hadrosaurid is known from the formation.[2]
See also
- List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
References
- ↑ Xi, D.; Wan, X.; Li, G.; Li, G. (2018). "Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China". Science China Earth Sciences 61: 1–31. doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9262-y.
- ↑ Xing, Lida; Niu, Kecheng; Wang, Donghao; Marquez, Albert Prieto (2020-06-18). "A partial articulated hadrosaurid skeleton from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) of the Ganzhou area, Jiangxi Province, China" (in en). Historical Biology 33 (10): 2256–2259. doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1782397. ISSN 0891-2963. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2020.1782397.
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