Jingchuan Formation
Geologic formation in China
| Jingchuan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Barremian ~125–120 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Zhidan Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Jingchuan Formation (China) Show map of China Jingchuan Formation (Inner Mongolia) Show map of Inner Mongolia |
The Jingchuan Formation is a Barremian geologic formation in China. Various dinosaur fossils and tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Wuerhosaurus
- Psittacosaurus
- Sinornithoides
- Hadrosauridae indet. fragmentary fossils
- Sauropod indet. footprints
- Theropod indet. footprints
See also
References
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- Lockley, Martin G.; Li, Jianjun; Xing, Lida; Gao, Bin; and Matsukawa, Masaki: Cretaceous Research, "Large theropod and small sauropod trackmakers from the Lower Cretaceous Jingchuan Formation, Inner Mongolia, China", vol 91: University of Colorado at Denver. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2018.07.007
