Earth:Quxian Formation

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Quxian Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian
~85–75 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofQujiang Group
UnderliesUnconformity: Tongxiang Formation
OverliesJinhua Formation
Lithology
PrimaryRed or variegated sandstone
OtherConglomerate
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 28°42′N 118°30′E / 28.7°N 118.5°E / 28.7; 118.5
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 31°00′N 112°24′E / 31.0°N 112.4°E / 31.0; 112.4
RegionZhejiang Province
Country China
Quxian Formation is located in China
Quxian Formation
Quxian Formation (China)

The Quxian Formation is a Santonian to Campanian geologic formation in China .[1] Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[2] It is a unit of the Qujiang Group and dates to the Santonian through early Campanian.[1]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
      • Dinosaur eggs

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Xi et al., 2018
  2. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Bibliography

  • Xi, D.; X. Wan; G. Li, and G. Li. 2018. Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China. Science China Earth Sciences 61. 1–31. doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9262-y
  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2

Further reading

  • N. J. Mateer. 1986. Dinosaur eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Zhejiang Province, China. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), First International Symposium on Dinosaur Tracks and Traces, Abstracts with Program 20