Jinhua Formation
| Jinhua Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Coniacian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Qujiang Group |
| Underlies | Quxian Formation |
| Overlies | Zhongdal Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Red or variegated clastic rock |
| Location | |
| Region | Zhejiang |
| Country | China |
The Jinhua Formation (simplified Chinese: 金华组; traditional Chinese: 金華組; pinyin: Jīnhuá Zǔ) is a geological formation in Zhejiang, China, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous period (Turonian to Coniacian).[1] It was initially believed to be Early Cretaceous (late Albian) in age.[2]
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[3]
Fossil content
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
Sauropods
| Sauropods of the Jinhua Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Dongyangosaurus | D. sinensis | Zhejiang Province, China | Turonian to Coniacian | Partial postcranial skeleton. | A titanosaurian sauropod | |
| Jiangshanosaurus[3][4] | J. lixianensis | Zhjiang Province, China | Turonian and Coniacian | Partial postcranial skeleton. | A titanosauriform sauropod | |
See also
References
- ↑ Xi, D.; Wan, X.; Li, G.; Li, G. (2018). "Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China". Science China Earth Sciences. 61: 1–31. doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9262-y. S2CID 135150710.
- ↑ Feng Tang, Xi-Min Kang, Xing-Sheng Jin, Feng Wei, Wei-Tang Wu (2001) "A New Sauropod Dinosaur of Cretaceous From Jiangshan, Zhejiang Province" in: Vertebrata PalAsiatica. Bd. 39, Nr. 4, pp. 272–281.
- 1 2 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ↑ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 269.