Liangtoutang Formation

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Liangtoutang Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian
~105.9–96  Ma
Type Geological formation
Unit of Tiantai Group
Underlies Chichengshan Formation
Overlies Tangshang Formation
ThicknessAbout 300 m (980 ft)
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Location
Coordinates 28°42′N120°12′E / 28.7°N 120.2°E / 28.7; 120.2 Coordinates: 28°42′N120°12′E / 28.7°N 120.2°E / 28.7; 120.2
Approximate paleocoordinates 36°18′N120°00′E / 36.3°N 120.0°E / 36.3; 120.0
Region Zhejiang
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Extent Huzhen Basin
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Liangtoutang Formation (China)
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Liangtoutang Formation (Zhejiang)

The Liangtoutang Formation, also referred to as the Laijia Formation is a geological formation located in Zhejiang, China. Its strata date back to the Albian to Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period. [1] The lithology primarily consists of red sandstone.

Contents

Fossil content

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs of the Liangtoutang Formation
GenusSpeciesMaterialNotesImages
Yueosaurus Y. tiantaiensis"Partial postcranial skeleton" [2] A neornithischian
Jinyunpelta J. sinensis"An almost complete skull" and two partial postcranial skeletons [3] An ankylosaurin ankylosaur
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Other fossils

Fossil eggs

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References

  1. Liangtoutang Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Zheng et al., 2012
  3. Zheng, 2018
  4. 1 2 Jin et al., 2007
  5. Lawver et al., 2016

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