Naobaogou Formation
| Naobaogou Formation | |
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| Type | Daqing Mountains |
The Naobaogou Formation is a
Daqing Mountains of China. It is likely of Lopingian (Late Permian) age. It consists of three rhythms of sediment, labelled members I-III primarily of purple siltstone, but each with a thick basal conglomerate bed. It is notable for its fossil content, producing one of the most diverse Late Permian vertebrate faunas outside Russia and South Africa.[1]
Vertebrate fauna
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caodeyao [2] | C. liuyufengi | Partial skull, mandible, humerus | A eutherocephalian, closely related to Purlovia. |  |
| Daqingshanodon[3] | D. limbus | Skull | Dicynodont
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Dicynodontia
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Indeterminate | Partial skulls | 5 additional morphotypes in addition to Daqingshanodon and Turfanodon, 2 of which are closely related to the former taxon and 3 or 4 related to Jimusaria.[4][5] | |
| Elginia[1] | E. wuyongae | Partial skull | Pareiasaur
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| Euchambersia | E. liuyudongi | Skull and lower jaw | Akidnognathid therocephalian |  |
| Gansurhinus[6][7] | G. naobaogouensis | Relatively complete skeleton of an immature individual | Captorhinid | |
| Jimusaria[8] | J. monanensis | Skulls, cervicals, scapula | Dicynodontoid dicynodont
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| Jiufengia[9] | J. jiai | Partial skull and postcranial skeleton | Akidnognathid therocephalian |  |
| Laosuchus[10] | L. hun | Partial skull and postcranial skeleton | Chroniosuchian
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| Shiguaignathus[11] | S. wangi | Partial skull | Akidnognathid therocephalian |  |
| Turfanodon[5] | T. jiufengensis | Relatively complete skeleton and skulls | Dicynodontoid dicynodont |  |