Houcheng Formation

The Houcheng Formation is a geological formation in Hebei, China whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Houcheng Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionEast Asia
Country China
ExtentHebei

Vertebrate paleofauna

Genus Species Presence Notes Images

Xuanhuaceratops[1][2]

X. nieii[1]

  1. Geographically located in Hebei, China.[1]
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See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. Zhao, X., Cheng, Z., Xu., X., and Makovicky, P. J. 2006. "A new ceratopsian from the Upper Jurassic Houcheng Formation of Hebei, China." Acta Geologica Sinica, 80 (4): 467–473 Full text.

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