The Zhidan Group is a geological formation in China whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Zhidan Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Luohandong Formation, Yijun Formation, Luohe Formation, Jingchuan Formation, Lamawan Formation, Hanhe-Huachi Formation |
Underlies | Tegaimiao Formation, Dongsheng Formation |
Overlies | Yuun Formation |
Location | |
Region | Inner Mongolia |
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Vertebrate paleofauna
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edit- ^ a b Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ Hou Y., and Ji, S., 2017. New findings of stegosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Luohandong Formation in the Ordos Basin, Inner Mongolia. Geological Bulletin of China 36(7): 1097-1103.