The Luohandong Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation of the Ordos Basin in Inner Mongolia, China. The formation was initially dated to the earliest Cretaceous; Valanginian to Barremian, but later dating established an Aptian to Albian age. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] Pterosaur fossils have also been recovered from the formation.

Luohandong Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian
~120–110 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofZhidan Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates38°54′N 108°06′E / 38.9°N 108.1°E / 38.9; 108.1
Approximate paleocoordinates39°54′N 110°30′E / 39.9°N 110.5°E / 39.9; 110.5
RegionInner Mongolia
Country China
ExtentOrdos Basin
Luohandong Formation is located in China
Luohandong Formation
Luohandong Formation
Luohandong Formation
Luohandong Formation (China)

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Vertebrates

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Insects

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
  2. ^ Ji, 2020
  3. ^ Ji, S.; Zhang, L. (2020). "A new Early Cretaceous pterosaur from the Ordos region, Inner Mongolia". Earth Science Frontiers. 27 (6): 365–370. doi:10.13745/j.esf.sf.2020.6.14.
  4. ^ Hou & Ji, 2017

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Further reading

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  • Q. B. Lin. 1995. On Penaphis Lin, 1980 of Cretaceous (Callaphididae, Homoptera) and its coevolutionary relationships. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 34:194-204
  • Z.-M. Dong. 1994. The field activities of the Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project in China, 1987–1990. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30(10–11):1997-2001
  • X.-C. Wu, D. B. Brinkman, and J.-C. Lu. 1994. A new species of Shantungosuchus from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia (China), with comments on S. chuhsienensis Young, 1961 and the phylogenetic position of the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(2):210-229