The Xinlong Formation (sometimes called the "Napai Formation", or misspelt as "Napan Formation"
) is an Early Cretaceous geologic
formation in
Guangxi
Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
, southern China.
[Xinlong Formation]
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Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...
remains diagnostic to the
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs
See also
*
List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
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List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
This is a list of stratigraphic units from which dinosaur body fossils have been recovered. Although Dinosauria is a clade which includes modern birds, this article covers only Mesozoic stratigraphic units. Units listed are all either formation ...
References
Bibliography
* {{cite book , editor-last=Weishampel , editor-first=David B. , editor-link=David B. Weishampel , editor-last2=Dodson , editor-first2=Peter , editor-link2=Peter Dodson , editor-last3=Osmólska , editor-first3=Halszka , editor-link3=Halszka Osmólska , year=2004 , title=The Dinosauria , edition=2nd , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C , publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press , access-date=2019-02-21 , isbn=0-520-24209-2
Geologic formations of China
Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
Cretaceous China
Albian Stage
Aptian Stage
Sandstone formations
Mudstone formations of China
Fluvial deposits
Lacustrine deposits
Paleontology in Guangxi