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Quxian Formation

Quxian Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian
~85–75 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofQujiang Group
UnderliesUnconformity: Tongxiang Formation
OverliesJinhua Formation
Lithology
PrimaryRed or variegated sandstone
OtherConglomerate
Location
Coordinates28°42′N 118°30′E / 28.7°N 118.5°E / 28.7; 118.5
Approximate paleocoordinates31°00′N 112°24′E / 31.0°N 112.4°E / 31.0; 112.4
RegionZhejiang Province
Country China
Quxian Formation is located in China
Quxian Formation
Quxian Formation (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

  1. ^ a b Xi et al., 2018
  2. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

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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