Earth:Yuliangze Formation

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Yuliangze Formation
Stratigraphic range: early-late Maastrichtian
~72–66 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesTaipinglinchang Formation
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 48°54′N 130°12′E / 48.9°N 130.2°E / 48.9; 130.2
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 48°00′N 117°54′E / 48.0°N 117.9°E / 48.0; 117.9
RegionHeilongjiang
Country China
Yuliangze Formation is located in China
Yuliangze Formation
Yuliangze Formation (China)
Yuliangze Formation is located in Henan
Yuliangze Formation
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]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs

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Hadrosaurs

Hadrosaurs reported from the Yuliangze Formation
Taxon Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Charonosaurus C. jiayinensis Jiayin Upper "Partial skull and partial, fragmentary postcranial elements."[2] A parasaurolophini hadrosaur.
Charonosaurus
Sahaliyania
Wulagasaurus
Mandschurosaurus M. amurensis Jiayin Upper A poorly preserved and incomplete skeleton. A hadrosaur of uncertain affinities.
Sahaliyania S. elunchunorum Wuluga Upper A partial skull along with the pectoral girdle, an upper arm, and a pelvis. A lambeosaurine hadrosaur.
Saurolophus S. kryschtofovici Jiayin A holotype specimen Dubious or synonymous with S. angustirostris
Wulagasaurus W. dongi Wulaga Upper A right partial dentary. A saurolophine hadrosaur.

Theropods

Theropods reported from the Yuliangze Formation
Taxon Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Tyrannosauridae indet. Indeterminate
Ornithomimosauria indet. Indeterminate
Troodontidae Indet. Indeterminate

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. 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
  2. "Table 20.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 441.