Earth:Majiacun Formation
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| Majiacun Formation Stratigraphic range: late Coniacian-late Santonian ~86–85 Ma | |
|---|---|
 Location | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Unit 2 |
| Underlies | Sigou Formation |
| Overlies | Gaogou Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 33°12′N 111°48′E / 33.2°N 111.8°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 33°12′N 104°18′E / 33.2°N 104.3°E |
| Region | Henan, Hubei |
| Country | China |
| Extent | Xixia Basin |
  Majiacun Formation (China)  Majiacun Formation (Henan) | |
The Majiacun Formation is a Santonian to Coniacian geologic formation in China.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Paleofauna
- Bactrosaurus[2] (remains originally known as Bakesaurus)[3][4]
- Mosaiceratops azumai[5]
- Xixiasaurus henanensis[6]
- Xixianykus zhangi[7]
- Yunxianosaurus hubeinensis[8][3]
- Zhanghenglong yangchengensis[9]
- Theropoda indet. (Allosauroidea or Abelisauridae indet.?;[10] originally attributed to Baryonychinae indet.[11])
- Fossil eggs
- Dendroolithus sanlimiaoensis[12]
- Prismatoolithus gebiensis[13]
- Ovaloolithus sp.[14]
- Spheroolithus sp.[12][14]
- Nanyangosaurus zhugeii[14]
- Youngoolithus xiaguanensis[14]
- Ichnofossils
- Scoyenia sp.[12]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
References
- ↑ Majiacun Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Li, Z. (2001). "Distribution, burying and classification of dinosaur fossils in Upper Cretaceous strata at Meipu Town, Yunxian County of Hubei Province". Hubei Geology & Mineral Resources 15 (4): 25–31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zhou, S.Q.D. (2005). The Dinosaur Egg Fossils in Nanyang, China. China University of Geosciences Press. pp. 1–145. ISBN 978-7-562-52033-7.
- ↑ Harris, Jerry D., 2006. "New Dinosaurs?"
- ↑ Zheng et al., 2015
- ↑ Lü et al., 2010
- ↑ Xu et al., 2010
- ↑ Li, Zhengqi. (2001). Distribution, burying and classification of dinosaur fossils in Upper Cretaceous strata at Meipu Town, Yunxian County of Hubei Province. Hubei Geology & Mineral Resources, 15(4)(Total No 37): 25-31. [1]
- ↑ Xing et al., 2014
- ↑ Barker, Chris T.; Naish, Darren; Gostling, Neil J. (2023). "Isolated tooth reveals hidden spinosaurid dinosaur diversity in the British Wealden Supergroup (Lower Cretaceous)". PeerJ 11. doi:10.7717/peerj.15453. PMID 37273543.
- ↑ Hone et al., 2010
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Zhou & Feng, 2002
- ↑ Liang et al., 2009
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Zhao, 1979
Bibliography
- Tan, Q.-W.; Xing, H.; Hu, Y.-G.; Tan, L.; Xing, X. (2015), "New hadrosauroid material from the Upper Cretaceous Majiacun Formation of Hubei Province, central China", Vertebrata PalAsiatica (Beijing: Science Press) 53 (3): 245–264, http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201507/P020150715560422126364.pdf
- Zheng, W.; Jin, X.; Xu, X. (2015), "A psittacosaurid-like basal neoceratopsian from the Upper Cretaceous of central China and its implications for basal ceratopsian evolution", Scientific Reports 5: 14190:1–9, doi:10.1038/srep14190, PMID 26388024, Bibcode: 2015NatSR...514190Z
- Xing, H.; Wang, D.; Han, F.; Sullivan, C.; Ma, Q.; He, Y.; Hone, D. W. E.; Yan, R. et al. (2014), "A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) with Transitional Features from the Late Cretaceous of Henan Province, China", PLoS ONE 9 (6), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098821, PMID 24901454, Bibcode: 2014PLoSO...998821X
- Hone; Xu; Wang (2010), "A probable baryonychine (Theropoda: Spinosauridae) tooth from the Upper Cretaceous of Henan Province, China", Vertebrata PalAsiatica (Beijing: Science Press) 48: 19–26, http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201002/P020100202388692504958.pdf
- Lü, J.; Xu, L.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, X.; Jia, S.; Ji, Q. (2010), "A new troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of central China, and the radiation of Asian troodontids", Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55 (3): 381–388, doi:10.4202/app.2009.0047
- Xu, X.; Wang, D.-Y.; Sullivan, C.; Hone, D. W. E.; Han, F.-L.; Yan, R.-H.; Du, F.-M. (2010), "A basal parvicursorine (Theropoda: Alvarezsauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of China", Zootaxa 2413: 1–19, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2413.1.1
- Liang, X.; Wen, S.; Yang, D.; Zhou, S.; Wu, S. (2009), "Dinosaur eggs and dinosaur egg-bearing deposits (Upper Cretaceous) of Henan Province, China: Occurrences, palaeoenvironments, taphonomy and preservation", Progress in Natural Science 19 (11): 1587–1601, doi:10.1016/j.pnsc.2009.06.012, Bibcode: 2009PNSMI..19.1587L
- Zhou, S.-q.; Feng, Z.-j. (2002), "Studies on the occurrence beds of Oölithus and their relations to the upper-lower boundaries in Henan province", Resources Survey & Environment 23: 68–76
- Zhao, Z (1979-10-01), "Discovery of the dinosaurian eggs and footprint from Neixiang county, Henan province" (in zh), Vertebrata PalAsiatica (Beijing: Science Press) 17 (4): 304–309, http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200904/W020090813375841386787.pdf
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