The Zhumapu Formation is an early Late Cretaceous (estimated
Cenomanian)
[Wang et al., 2015, p.3] geologic
formation
Formation may refer to:
Linguistics
* Back-formation, the process of creating a new lexeme by removing or affixes
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Mathematics and science
* Cave formation or speleothem, a secondary ...
in Shanxi Province, China. The hadrosauroids ''
Yunganglong'' and ''
Zuoyunlong
''Zuoyunlong'' is an extinct genus of herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur belonging to the Hadrosauroidea, that lived during the Late Cretaceous in the area of present China.
Discovery and naming
The holotype, SXMG V 00 004, was found by the te ...
''
[Wang et al., 2013, p.4][Wang et al., 2015, p.2] and the informally named
ankylosaur
Ankylosauria is a group of herbivorous dinosaurs of the order Ornithischia. It includes the great majority of dinosaurs with armor in the form of bony osteoderms, similar to turtles. Ankylosaurs were bulky quadrupeds, with short, powerful limbs. ...
"
Jindipelta"
[Lei ''et al.'', 2019, in press] have been recovered from this unit.
See also
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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.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with f ...
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Sunjiawan Formation
The Sunjiawan Formation () is a geological formation in Liaoning, China, with strata possibly dating back to the early Late Cretaceous, specifically the Cenomanian.Xi et al., 2018 Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered fro ...
References
Bibliography
*Lei ''et al.'' (2019) NEW DISCOVERY OF ANKYLOSAUR FOSSILS FROM SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (IN PRESS).
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* {{doi, 10.1371/journal.pone.0077058
Geologic formations of China
Upper Cretaceous Series of Asia
Cretaceous China
Cenomanian Stage
Paleontology in Shanxi