Dalangshan Formation

The Dalangshan Formation (simplified Chinese: 大塱山组; traditional Chinese: 大塱山組; pinyin: Dàlǎngshān Zǔ), also referred to as the Dalangshan Group is a geological formation in the Sanshui District of Guangdong Province, China, the strata of which date back to the Late Cretaceous period.

Dalangshan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesShenzhuangcun Formation
OverliesSanshui Formation
Thickness69-517 metres
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, Mudstone
Location
Coordinates23.1771°N 112.8392°E / 23.1771; 112.8392
RegionSanshui District, Guangdong Province
Country China
ExtentSanshui Basin
Dalangshan Formation (China)

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

Vertebrate paleofauna

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See also

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, 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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