Earth:Xiaguan Formation
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| Xiaguan Formation Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Campanian ~94–70 Ma | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 33°18′N 112°00′E / 33.3°N 112.0°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 31°48′N 103°54′E / 31.8°N 103.9°E |
| Region | Henan Province |
| Country | China |
  Xiaguan Formation (China)  Xiaguan Formation (Henan) | |
The Xiaguan Formation is a Turonian to Campanian geologic formation in Henan Province of China.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Paleofauna
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
References
- ↑ Xiaguan Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Zhang et al., 2009
- ↑ Zheng et al., 2015
- ↑ Wang et al., 2013
Bibliography
- 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: 1–9, doi:10.1038/srep14190, PMID 26388024, Bibcode: 2015NatSR...514190Z
- Wang, R-F; You, H-L; Xu, S-C; Wang, S-Z; Yi, J; Xie, L-J (2013), "A New Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Early Late Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, China", PLoS ONE 8 (10), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077058, PMID 24204734, Bibcode: 2013PLoSO...877058W
- Zhang, Xingliao; Lü, Junchang; Xu, Li; Li, Jinhua; Yang, Li; Hu, Weiyong; Jia, Songhai; Ji, Qiang et al. (2009), "A new sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Gaogou Formation of Nanyang, Henan Province", Acta Geologica Sinica 83 (2): 212–221, doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2009.00032.x, Bibcode: 2009AcGlS..83..212Z
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