Earth:Nanchao Formation
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Short description: Geologic formation in Henan, China
| Nanchao Formation Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian ~85–75 Ma | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 32°30′N 112°24′E / 32.5°N 112.4°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 30°48′N 102°24′E / 30.8°N 102.4°E |
| Region | Henan |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Nanyang Valley, Lingbao Basin |
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The Nanchao Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in China . Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] Embryos of therizinosaurs are known from the formation[2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
- Ornithopod tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
References
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ↑ Kundrát, Martin; Cruickshank, Arthur R. I.; Manning, Terry W.; Nudds, John (2007-10-29). "Embryos of therizinosauroid theropods from the Upper Cretaceous of China: diagnosis and analysis of ossification patterns: Therizinosauroid embryos from China" (in en). Acta Zoologica 89 (3): 231–251. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00311.x.
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.
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