Xiaguan Formation

Xiaguan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Campanian ~94–70  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Location
Coordinates	33°18′N112°00′E / 33.3°N 112.0°E / 33.3; 112.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	31°48′N103°54′E / 31.8°N 103.9°E / 31.8; 103.9
Region	Henan Province
Country	China
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The Xiaguan Formation is a Turonian to Campanian geologic formation in Henan Province of China. ^[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Paleofauna

• Baotianmansaurus ^[2]
• Mosaiceratops ^[3]
• Nanyangosaurus ^[4]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera

References

1. Xiaguan Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Zhang et al., 2009
3. Zheng et al., 2015
4. Wang et al., 2013

Bibliography

• Zheng, W.; Jin, X.; Xu, X. (2015), "A psittacosaurid-like basal neoceratopsian from the Upper Cretaceous of central China and its implications for basal ceratopsian evolution", Scientific Reports , 5: 1–9, Bibcode:2015NatSR...514190Z, doi:10.1038/srep14190, PMC   4585677 , PMID   26388024
• Wang, R-F; You, H-L; Xu, S-C; Wang, S-Z; Yi, J; Xie, L-J (2013), "A New Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Early Late Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, China", PLoS ONE , 8 (10) e77058, Bibcode:2013PLoSO...877058W, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077058 , PMC   3800054 , PMID   24204734
• Zhang, Xingliao; Lü, Junchang; Xu, Li; Li, Jinhua; Yang, Li; Hu, Weiyong; Jia, Songhai; Ji, Qiang; Zhang, Chengjun (2009), "A new sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Gaogou Formation of Nanyang, Henan Province", Acta Geologica Sinica , 83 (2): 212–221, Bibcode:2009AcGlS..83..212Z, doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2009.00032.x