Houcheng Formation

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Houcheng Formation
Stratigraphic range: Callovian
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Type Geological formation
Underlies Zhangjiakou Formation
Overlies Tiaojishan Formation
ThicknessUp to 1255 metres
Lithology
Primary Sandstone, conglomerate
Other Volcanics
Location
Region East Asia
Country China
Extent Hebei

The Houcheng Formation is a geological formation in Hebei, China whose strata date back to the Upper Middle Jurassic. The lithology primarily consists of sandstone and conglomerate deposited in fluvial, alluvial fan and fan delta conditions, with interbeds of volcanic rocks. [1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [2]

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Vertebrate paleofauna

GenusSpeciesPresenceNotesImages

Xuanhuaceratops [2] [3]

X. nieii [2]

  1. Geographically located in Hebei, China. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Dou, Luxing; Hou, Jiagen; Song, Suihong; Zhang, Li; Liu, Yuming; Sun, Shuang; Li, Yongqiang; Wang, Xixin; Ren, Xiaoxu; Tang, Ying; Tian, Heng (May 2020). Patacci, M. (ed.). "Sedimentary characteristics of hyperpycnites in a shallow lacustrine environment: A case study from the Lower Cretaceous Xiguayuan Formation, Luanping Basin, Northeast China" . Geological Journal. 55 (5): 3344–3360. doi:10.1002/gj.3599. ISSN   0072-1050. S2CID   200059969.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Zhao, X., Cheng, Z., Xu., X., and Makovicky, P. J. 2006. "A new ceratopsian from the Upper Jurassic Houcheng Formation of Hebei, China." Acta Geologica Sinica, 80 (4): 467–473 Full text.


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