Earth:Jingchuan Formation
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Short description: Geologic formation in China
| Jingchuan Formation Stratigraphic range: Barremian ~125–120 Ma | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Zhidan Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 38°54′N 107°18′E / 38.9°N 107.3°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 40°00′N 109°00′E / 40.0°N 109.0°E |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Country |  China |
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The Jingchuan Formation is a Barremian geologic formation in China . Various dinosaur fossils and tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Wuerhosaurus
- Psittacosaurus
- Sinornithoides
- Hadrosauridae indet. fragmentary fossils
- Sauropod indet. footprints
- Theropod indet. footprints
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with theropod tracks
References
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
- Lockley, Martin G.; Li, Jianjun; Xing, Lida; Gao, Bin; and Matsukawa, Masaki: Cretaceous Research, "Large theropod and small sauropod trackmakers from the Lower Cretaceous Jingchuan Formation, Inner Mongolia, China", vol 91: University of Colorado at Denver. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2018.07.007
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