Donghe Group

Donghe Group
Stratigraphic range: Lower Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Tianjiba Formation, Zhoujiawan Formation, Jishan Formation
Overlies	Sanhekou Group
Thickness	978 metres
Lithology
Primary	conglomerate
Other	Sandstone, siltstone, shale

The Donghe Group is a Lower Cretaceous geologic formation in China. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation. ^[1] It predominantly consists of conglomerate, alongside sandstone, siltstone and shale. ^[2]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Paleontology portal
• Dinosaurs portal

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with theropod tracks

Footnotes

1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
2. Zhou, Zhen-Ju; Mao, Shi-Dong; Chen, Yan-Jing; Santosh, M. (2016-07-01). "U–Pb ages and Lu–Hf isotopes of detrital zircons from the southern Qinling Orogen: Implications for Precambrian to Phanerozoic tectonics in central China" . Gondwana Research. 35: 323–337. Bibcode:2016GondR..35..323Z. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2015.06.003. ISSN   1342-937X.

References

• Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp.  ISBN   0-520-24209-2.