The Quantou Formation is a Cretaceous Period (Mesozoic Era) geologic formation in China. It is primarily Albian in age.[1] It has been explored for its potential as a tight oil reservoir.[2][3]

Quantou Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian to Early Cenomanian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofSongliao Basin
Sub-unitsFirst through Fourth Members
UnderliesQingshankou Formation
OverliesDenglouku Formation
Thickness190 to 1379 m
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherMudstone
Location
RegionJilin
Country China

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[4]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ WANG, Guodong; CHENG, Rihui; WANG, Pujun; GAO, Youfeng; WANG, Chengshan; REN, Yanguang; HUANG, Qinghua (March 2009). "Description of Cretaceous Sedimentary Sequence of the Quantou Formation Recovered by CCSD-SK-Is Borehole in Songliao Basin: Lithostratigraphy, Sedimentary Facies and Cyclic Stratigraphy". Earth Science Frontiers. 16 (2): 324–338. Bibcode:2009ESF....16..324W. doi:10.1016/s1872-5791(08)60078-0. ISSN 1872-5791.
  2. ^ Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Haile, Beyene Girma; Zhu, Rukai; Jahren, Jens; Bjørlykke, Knut; Zhang, Xiangxiang; Hellevang, Helge (September 2016). "How does the pore-throat size control the reservoir quality and oiliness of tight sandstones? The case of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation in the southern Songliao Basin, China". Marine and Petroleum Geology. 76: 1–15. Bibcode:2016MarPG..76....1X. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.05.001. ISSN 0264-8172.
  3. ^ Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Jahren, Jens; Zhu, Rukai; Bjørlykke, Knut; Haile, Beyene Girma; Zheng, Lijing; Hellevang, Helge (December 2015). "Diagenesis and reservoir quality of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation tight sandstones in the southern Songliao Basin, China". Sedimentary Geology. 330: 90–107. Bibcode:2015SedG..330...90X. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2015.10.007. ISSN 0037-0738.
  4. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  5. ^ Yang, Li; Li, Xiaobo; Chen, Jun; Reisz, Robert R. (2024). "First discovery of large-bodied dromaeosaurid fossil materials (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Quantou Formation, Songliao Basin, Northeast China". Cretaceous Research. 153. Bibcode:2024CrRes.15305711Y. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105711.

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.