Earth:Kalazha Formation

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Kalazha Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Jurassic
TypeGeological formation
Location
Country China

The Kalazha Formation is a geological formation in Xinjiang, China whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs of the Kalazha Formation
Genus Species Presence Notes Images

Chiayusaurus[1]

C. lacustris[1]

Later found to be indeterminate sauropod remains.[1]

Hudiesaurus[1]

H. sinojapanorum[1]

Geographically located in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China.[1]

"Dorsal vertebra, complete forelimb, [and four] teeth."[2]

cf. Szechuanosaurus[1]

cf. S. campi[1]

Geographically located in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China.[1]

Later found to be indeterminate theropod remains.[1]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
  2. "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 263.