Quxian Formation
Quxian Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Qujiang Group |
Underlies | Unconformity: Tongxiang Formation |
Overlies | Jinhua Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Red or variegated sandstone |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 28°42′N 118°30′E / 28.7°N 118.5°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 31°00′N 112°24′E / 31.0°N 112.4°E |
Region | Zhejiang Province |
Country | China |
The Quxian Formation is a Santonian to Campanian geologic formation in China.[1] Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[2] It is a unit of the Qujiang Group and dates to the Santonian through early Campanian.[1]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Xi, D.; Wan, X.; Li, G.; Li, G. (2018), "Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China", Science China Earth Sciences, 61: 1–31, doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9262-y
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
Further reading
- N. J. Mateer. 1986. Dinosaur eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Zhejiang Province, China. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), First International Symposium on Dinosaur Tracks and Traces, Abstracts with Program 20
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