Dalangshan Formation

Dalangshan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesShenzhuangcun Formation
OverliesSanshui Formation
Thickness69-517 metres
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, Mudstone
Location
Coordinates23°10′38″N 112°50′21″E / 23.1771°N 112.8392°E / 23.1771; 112.8392
RegionSanshui District, Guangdong Province
Country China
ExtentSanshui Basin
Dalangshan Formation is located in China
Dalangshan Formation
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.

Fossil content

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon

Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text
crossed out taxa are discredited.

Dinosaurs

Ornithischians

Ornithischians of the Dalangshan Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Image
Lambeosaurini Indet. Indeterminate Sanshui District, Guangdong Province, China Maastrichtian Partial skeleton. A lambeosaurin lambeosaurine

Theropods

Theropods of the Dalangshan Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Image
Heyuannia H. huangi Sanshui District, Guangdong Province, China Maastrichtian Partial skull and skeleton. A heyuannine oviraptorid
Tyrannosauroidea Indet. Indeterminate Sanshui District, Guangdong Province, China Maastrichtian Dental remains. A large tyrannosauroid theropod

See also

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. ↑ Wang, Donghao; Xing, Lida; Mallon, Jordan C.; Miyashita, Tetsuto; Liang, Zaoqun; Zhang, Xianqiu; Ren, Zheng; Liang, Zhicong; Xian, Minyi (24 January 2025). "First occurrence of the duck-billed dinosaur tribe Lambeosaurini (Hadrosauridae: Lambeosaurinae) in South China". Historical Biology: 1–13. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2454652.
  3. ↑ "Table 8.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 167
  4. ↑ Xing, Lida; Liang, Zaoqun; Zhang, Ke; Wang, Donghao; Zhang, Xianqiu; Persons, W. Scott; Ren, Zheng; Liang, Zhicong; Xian, Minyi; Zeng, Qiang (1 September 2024). "Large theropod teeth from the Upper Cretaceous of Guangdong Province, Southern China". Cretaceous Research. 161 105914. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105914.