Hantong Formation

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Hantong Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic
Type Geological formation
Location
Country China

The Hantong Formation is a geological formation in Asia whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [1]

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Vertebrate paleofauna

GenusSpeciesPresenceNotesImages

? Mamenchisaurus [1]

?M. constructus [1]

  1. Geographically located in Sichuan, China. [1]
Referral to M. constructus provisional absent revision of Mamenchisaurus. [2]
Mamenchisaurus Mamench DB.jpg
Mamenchisaurus

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN   0-520-24209-2.
  2. "A new sauropod dinosaur from the late Jurassic of China and the diversity, distribution, and relationships of mamenchisaurids" (PDF). www.xinglida.net. Retrieved 2024-06-20.