Penglaizhen Formation

The Penglaizhen Formation (simplified Chinese: 蓬莱镇组; traditional Chinese: 蓬萊鎮組; pinyin: Péngláizhèn Zǔ), is a geological formation in Sichuan, China. It was formerly thought to be Late Jurassic in age. However, the underlying Suining Formation has been dated to the Mid Cretaceous, so the formation must be this age or later[1] However a subsequent study suggested that the dates for the formation had been altered by geologic processes, and there dating the Suining Formation to the around the Jurassic Cretaceous boundary about 145 Ma, which means that Penglaizhen Formation is likely Early Cretaceous in age.[2] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[3]

Penglaizhen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Berriasian–Valanginian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesCangxi Formation, Jianguan Formation
OverliesSuining Formation
Location
RegionAsia
Country China

Vertebrate paleofauna

Indeterminate ornithischian tracks have been recovered from Penglaizhen outcrops in Sichuan, China.[3]

Genus Species Presence Notes Images

Mamenchisaurus[3]

M. anyuensis[3]
  1. Geographically located in Sichuan, China.[3]
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See also
  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References
  1. http://engine.scichina.com/publisher/scp/journal/SCES/62/1/10.1007/s11430-017-9268-7?slug=fulltext
  2. Huang, Diying (19 October 2018). "Jurassic integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China". Science China Earth Sciences. 62 (1): 223–255. doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9268-7. ISSN 1674-7313.
  3. 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.


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