Sigou Formation

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Sigou Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
Type Geological formation
Overlies Majiacun Formation
Location
Region Henan, Hubei
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Extent Xixia Basin

The Sigou Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in China. Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation, [1] including Dictyoolithus . [2]

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  1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. Z.-K. Zhao. (1994) "Dinosaur eggs in China:On the structure and evolution of eggshells." In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Cambridge. pp. 184-203.

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