Zhumapu Formation

Late Cretaceous geologic formation in China
Zhumapu Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
~99–93 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
OverliesZuoyun Formation
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Zhumapu Formation is located in China
Zhumapu Formation
Zhumapu Formation (China)
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Zhumapu Formation is located in Shanxi
Zhumapu Formation
Zhumapu Formation (Shanxi)
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The Zhumapu Formation is an early Late Cretaceous (estimated Cenomanian)[1] geologic formation in Shanxi Province, China. The hadrosauroids Yunganglong and Zuoyunlong[2][3] and the informally named ankylosaur "Jindipelta"[4] have been recovered from this unit.

See also

References

  1. ^ Wang et al., 2015, p.3
  2. ^ Wang et al., 2013, p.4
  3. ^ Wang et al., 2015, p.2
  4. ^ Lei et al., 2019, in press

Bibliography

  • Lei et al. (2019) NEW DISCOVERY OF ANKYLOSAUR FOSSILS FROM SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (IN PRESS).
  • doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1118688
  • Wang, R.F.; H.L. You; S.C. Xu; S.Z. Wang; J. Yi; L.J. Xie; L. Jia, and Y.X. Li. 2013. A New Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Early Late Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, China. PLoS ONE 8. e77058. Accessed 2020-06-04. PMC 3800054 PMID 24204734 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077058