Kalaza Formation
Geological formation in Xinjiang, China
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The Kalaza Formation is a geological formation in Xinjiang, China whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. There is some confusion with the stratigraphy of this unit, as the term is used for sediments of equivalent age in both the Junggar Basin and the Turpan Basin.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from formation.[2]
| Kalaza Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Kimmeridgian, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Tugulu Group |
| Overlies | Qigu Formation, Shishugou Formation |
| Location | |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Junggar Basin, Turpan Basin (equivalent unit) |
Vertebrate paleofauna
| Dinosaurs of the Kalazha Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|
H. sinojapanorum[2] |
Turpan Basin |
Posterior cervical vertebra[3] | ||
|
cf. S. campi[2] |
Geographically located in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China.[2] |
Later found to be indeterminate theropod remains.[2] | ||
| Rhomaleopakhus | R. turpanensis[3] | Turpan Basin | Right forelimb[3] | |
