Fangyan Formation

The Fangyan Formation is a geologic formation in China (Dongyang). It is made up of mainly conglomerates. It preserves dinosaur fossils dating back to the Late Cretaceous.[1]

Fangyan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous,
TypeFormation
UnderliesChaochuan Formation and Moshishau Group
OverliesGuantou Formation and Zhaochuan Formation
Thicknessup to 1,700 metres (5,600 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
Location
Country China

Paleofauna

Holotype of Dongyangosaurus, from the Fangyan Formation

References

  1. Upchurch, Paul; Barrett, Paul M.; Dodson, Peter (2004). Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (eds.). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-24209-8.
  2. Lu Junchang; Yoichi Azuma; Chen Rongjun; Zheng Wenjie; Jin Xingsheng (2008). "A new titanosauriform sauropod from the early Late Cretaceous of Dongyang, Zhejiang Province". Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition). 82 (2): 225–235. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2008.tb00572.x.
  3. Upchurch, Paul; Barrett, Paul M.; Dodson, Peter (2004). "Sauropoda". In Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (eds.). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-24209-8.
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