Dalangshan Formation

Dalangshan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Shenzhuangcun Formation
Overlies	Sanshui Formation
Thickness	69-517 metres
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, Mudstone
Location
Coordinates	23.1771°N 112.8392°E / 23.1771; 112.8392
Region	Sanshui District, Guangdong Province
Country	China
Extent	Sanshui Basin
Dalangshan Formation (China)

The Dalangshan Formation (simplified Chinese: 大塱山组; traditional Chinese: 大塱山組; pinyin: Dàlǎngshān Zǔ), also referred to as the Dalangshan Group is a geological formation in the Sanshui District of Guangdong Province, China, the strata of which date back to the Late Cretaceous period.

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

• Heyuannia huangi - "Partial skull and skeleton."[2]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• Nanxiong Formation

References

1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
2. "Table 8.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 167