The Jinhua Formation (simplified Chinese: 金华组; traditional Chinese: 金華組; pinyin: Jīnhuá Zǔ) is a geological formation in Zhejiang, China, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous period (Turonian to Coniacian).[1] It was initially believed to be Early Cretaceous (late Albian) in age.[2]
| Jinhua Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Coniacian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Qujiang Group |
| Underlies | Quxian Formation |
| Overlies | Zhongdal Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Red or variegated clastic rock |
| Location | |
| Region | Zhejiang |
| Country |  China |
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[3]
Fossil content
edit- Jiangshanosaurus lixianensis[3] - "Partial postcranial skeleton."[4]
- Dongyangosaurus sinensis - "Partial postcranial skeleton."
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. S2CID 135150710.
- ^ Feng Tang, Xi-Min Kang, Xing-Sheng Jin, Feng Wei, Wei-Tang Wu (2001) "A New Sauropod Dinosaur of Cretaceous From Jiangshan, Zhejiang Province" in: Vertebrata PalAsiatica. Bd. 39, Nr. 4, pp. 272–281.
- ^ a b Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 269.
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