The Zhumapu Formation is an early Late Cretaceous (estimated Cenomanian)[1] geologic formation in Shanxi Province, China. The hadrosauroids Yunganglong and Zuoyunlong[2][3] and the informally named ankylosaur "Jindipelta"[4] have been recovered from this unit.
| Zhumapu Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Overlies | Zuoyun Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°00′N 112°42′E / 40.0°N 112.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 42°24′N 104°06′E / 42.4°N 104.1°E |
| Region | Shanxi Province |
| Country |  China |
  Zhumapu Formation (China)  Zhumapu Formation (Shanxi) | |
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- Lei et al. (2019) NEW DISCOVERY OF ANKYLOSAUR FOSSILS FROM SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (IN PRESS).
- Wang, Run-Fu; Hai-Lu You; Suo-Zhu Wang; Shi-Chao Xu; Jian Yi; Li-Juan Xie; Lei Jia, and Hai Xing. 2015. A second hadrosauroid dinosaur from the early Late Cretaceous of Zuoyun, Shanxi Province, China. Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 29. 1–8. Accessed 2020-06-04. doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1118688
- Wang, R.F.; H.L. You; S.C. Xu; S.Z. Wang; J. Yi; L.J. Xie; L. Jia, and Y.X. Li. 2013. A New Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Early Late Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, China. PLoS ONE 8. e77058. Accessed 2020-06-04. PMC 3800054 PMID 24204734 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077058