Jinhua Formation
| Jinhua Formation | |
|---|---|
Ma | |
| Type | Zhejiang |
| Country |  China |
The Jinhua Formation (
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
- Jiangshanosaurus lixianensis[3] - "Partial postcranial skeleton."[4]
- Dongyangosaurus sinensis - "Partial postcranial skeleton."
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- 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.
- ^ ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 269.
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