Earth:Tongfosi Formation

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Tongfosi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
~99–94 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofYanji Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 42°54′N 129°12′E / 42.9°N 129.2°E / 42.9; 129.2
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 49°30′N 121°06′E / 49.5°N 121.1°E / 49.5; 121.1
RegionJilin
CountryChina
Type section
Named forTongfosi, Yanbian, Jilin
Named byZhou Zhiyan
Year defined1962
Tongfosi Formation is located in China
Tongfosi Formation
Tongfosi Formation (China)
Tongfosi Formation is located in Jilin
Tongfosi Formation
Tongfosi Formation (Jilin)

The Tongfosi Formation (Chinese: 铜佛寺组; pinyin: tóngfósì zǔ) is a Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) geologic formation of the Yanji Group in China.[1] Fossil ornithopod tracks of iguanodontids and theropods have been reported from the fluvial sandstones of the formation.[2][3]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
      • Ornithopod tracks

References

  1. Tongfosi Formation in the Paleobiology Database
  2. Matsukawa et al., 1995
  3. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607

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