Ejinhoro Formation
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PrimarySandstone
| Ejinhoro Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39°24′N 108°24′E / 39.4°N 108.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40°30′N 105°30′E / 40.5°N 105.5°E |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Country | China |
| Extent | Ordos Basin |
  Ejinhoro Formation (China)  Ejinhoro Formation (Inner Mongolia) | |
The Ejinhoro Formation (simplified Chinese: 伊金霍洛组; traditional Chinese: 伊金霍洛組; pinyin: Yījīnhuòluò Zǔ) is a geological formation in Inner Mongolia, north China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous period (Barremian).[1]
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
