Earth:Yuliangze Formation
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| Yuliangze Formation Stratigraphic range: early-late Maastrichtian ~72–66 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Taipinglinchang Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 48°54′N 130°12′E / 48.9°N 130.2°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 48°00′N 117°54′E / 48.0°N 117.9°E |
| Region | Heilongjiang |
| Country |  China |
  Yuliangze Formation (China)  Yuliangze Formation (Henan) | |
The Yuliangze Formation, or Yuliangzi Formation, is a geological formation in Heilongjiang, China, whose strata date back to the early-late Maastrichtian. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Fossil content
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
Ornithischians
Hadrosaurs
| hadrosaurs of the Yuliangze Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Charonosaurus | C. jiayinensis | Jiayin | Upper | "Partial skull and partial, fragmentary postcranial elements".[2] | A parasaurolophin lambeosaurine |  |
| Mandschurosaurus | M. amurensis | Jiayin | Upper | A poorly preserved and incomplete skeleton. | A hadrosaurid hadrosaur of uncertain affinities. | |
| Sahaliyania | S. elunchunorum | Wuluga | Upper | A partial skull along with the pectoral girdle, an upper arm, and a pelvis. | A lambeosaurin lambeosaurine; junior synonymous with Amurosaurus riabinini. |  |
| Saurolophus | S. kryschtofovici | Jiayin | Upper | A holotype specimen. | A saurolophin saurolophine; dubious or synonymous with Saurolophus angustirostris. | |
| Wulagasaurus | W. dongi | Wulaga | Upper | A right partial dentary. | A brachylophosaurin saurolophine |  |
Saurischians
Theropods
| Theropods of the Yuliangze Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Tyrannosauridae indet. | Indeterminate | Jiayin | Upper | A tyrannosaurid tyrannosauroid | ||
| Ornithomimosauria indet. | Indeterminate | Wuluga | Upper | A ornithomimosaurian theropod | ||
| Troodontidae Indet. | Indeterminate | Jiayin | Upper | Teeth | A troodotid theropod | |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- ↑ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)". In Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.), The Dinosauria, 2nd ed.. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 593–600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
- ↑ "Table 20.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 441.
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