Jingchuan Formation
Geologic formation in China
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The Jingchuan Formation is a Barremian geologic formation in China. Various dinosaur fossils and tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
| Jingchuan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Barremian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Zhidan Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38.9°N 107.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.0°N 109.0°E |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Country | China |
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Wuerhosaurus
- Psittacosaurus
- Sinornithoides
- Hadrosauridae indet. fragmentary fossils
- Sauropod indet. footprints
- Theropod indet. footprints