Ermaying Formation

Type Geological formation
Thickness Up to 600 m
Location
Coordinates 37°26′15″N 110°39′06″E / 37.43750°N 110.65167°E / 37.43750; 110.65167Coordinates: 37°26′15″N 110°39′06″E / 37.43750°N 110.65167°E / 37.43750; 110.65167
Region Shaanxi
Country China

The Ermaying Formation is a sedimentary succession of Anisian (Middle Triassic) age. It is found in the Shaanxi Province of China.[1] It is composed of an up to 600 m thick sequence of mudstone and sandstone.[2] It is famous for its fossils of tetrapods.[2]

Fossils

Notable fossils include the genera Fenhosuchus, Eumetabolodon, Halazhaisuchus, Guchengosuchus, Neoprocolophon, Ordosiodon, Wangisuchus and Shansisuchus.

References

  1. Desojo, J. B. (2013). Anatomy, Phylogeny and Palaeobiology of Early Archosaurs and their Kin. ISBN 978-1862393615.
  2. 1 2 Sues, Hans-Dieter; Fraser, Nicholas C. (2010). Triassic life on land : the great transition. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0231135221.
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