Dalangshan Formation

Dalangshan Formation
Dalangshan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
Type Geological formation
Location
Region Asia

The Dalangshan Formation (simplified Chinese: 大塱山组; traditional Chinese: 大塱山組; pinyin: Dàlǎngshān Zǔ) is a geological formation in Guangdong, China, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous period.

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Heyuannia huangi - "Partial skull and skeleton."[2]

See also

References

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  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, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ "Table 8.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 167.


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