Jinhua Formation
| Jinhua Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
The Jinhua Formation (simplified Chinese: 金华组; traditional Chinese: 金華組; pinyin: Jīnhuá Zǔ) is a geological formation in Zhejiang, China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous period.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Jiangshanosaurus lixianensis[1] - "Partial postcranial skeleton."[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ↑ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 269.
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