Yuliangze Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: early-middle Maastrichtian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Taipinglinchang Formation |
Location | |
Coordinates | 48°54′N130°12′E / 48.9°N 130.2°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 48°00′N117°54′E / 48.0°N 117.9°E |
Region | Heilongjiang |
Country | ![]() |
The Yuliangze Formation, or Yuliangzi Formation, is a geological formation in Heilongjiang, China whose strata date back to the early-middle Maastrichtian. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [1]
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| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Hadrosaurs reported from the Yuliangze Formation | ||||||
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Taxon | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Charonosaurus | C. jiayinensis | Jiayin | Upper | "Partial skull and partial, fragmentary postcranial elements." [2] | A parasaurolophini hadrosaur. | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mandschurosaurus | M. amurensis | Jiayin | Upper | A poorly preserved and incomplete skeleton. | A hadrosaur of uncertain affinities. | |
Sahaliyania | S. elunchunorum | Wuluga | Upper | A partial skull along with the pectoral girdle, an upper arm, and a pelvis. | A lambeosaurine hadrosaur. | |
Saurolophus | S. kryschtofovici | Jiayin | A holotype specimen | Dubious or synonymous with S. angustirostris | ||
Wulagasaurus | W. dongi | Wulaga | Upper | A right partial dentary. | A saurolophine hadrosaur. | |
Theropods reported from the Yuliangze Formation | ||||||
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Taxon | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Tyrannosauridae indet. | Indeterminate | |||||
Ornithomimosauria indet. | Indeterminate | |||||
Troodontidae Indet. | Indeterminate | |||||