Shanyang Formation
Geologic formation in China
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The Shanyang Formation (simplified Chinese: 山阳组; traditional Chinese: 山陽組; pinyin: Shānyáng Zǔ) is a geological formation in Shaanxi whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
RegionAsia
| Shanyang Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis - "Partial sacrum, partial scapula, humeri, femur, tibia, metatarsals, [and] phalanges."[2]
- Qinlingosaurus luonanensis
- Shantungosaurus cf giganteus
