Earth:Zhaoying Formation
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Zhaoying Formation Stratigraphic range: Coniacian ~89–87 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 33°18′N 111°30′E / 33.3°N 111.5°E |
Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 33°06′N 104°00′E / 33.1°N 104.0°E |
Region | Henan Province |
Country | China |
Type section | |
Named for | Zhaoying village |
The Zhaoying Formation is a Coniacian geologic formation in Henan Province, China.[1] Fossil dinosaur eggs of Ovaloolithus sp. have been reported from the formation.[2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
- Dinosaur eggs
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
References
- ↑ Zhaoying village, Xixia county at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
Further reading
- Y. Li, Y. Liu, X. Chen and G. Zhao. 1996. Dinosaurian Embryo II: Young Dinosaur-bones in Ovaloolithus. Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences 21(6):608-610
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaoying Formation.
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