| Fengjiahe Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pliensbachian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
 Outcrop of the Fengjiahe Formation in a quarry which is also the type locality of Yuxisaurus kopchicki | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Zhanghe Formation |
| Overlies | Shezi Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 24°42′N 101°36′E / 24.7°N 101.6°E / 24.7; 101.6 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 32°42′N 99°48′E / 32.7°N 99.8°E / 32.7; 99.8 |
| Region | Yunnan |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Yimen Basin |
  Fengjiahe Formation (China)Show map of China Fengjiahe Formation (Yunnan)Show map of Yunnan | |
The Fengjiahe Formation is a geological formation in China. It dates back to the Early Jurassic, most likely to the Pliensbachian. The formation is up to 1500 metres thick and consists of "purple-red mudstone and argillaceous siltstone interbedded with gray-green and yellow-green quartz sandstone and feldspathic quartz sandstone"
Fossil content
Theropod tracks geographically present in Yunnan, China.
| Vertebrates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Shuangbaisaurus | S. anlongbaoensis | Shuangbai County | Lower part of formation | Partial skull with lower jaw | A crested basal theropod, probably a junior synonym of Sinosaurus | |
| Chinshakiangosaurus | C. chunghoensis | Geographically present in Yunnan, China. | A basal sauropod | |||
| Irisosaurus | I. yimenensis | A sauropodiform sauropomorph | ||||
| Lufengosaurus | L. huenei | A massospondylid sauropodomorph | ||||
|
Y. youngi |
Geographically present in Yunnan, China. |
" partial skeletons, skull, adult." |
A plateosaurid sauropodomorph | |||
| Yunnanosaurus | Y. youngi | A sauropodiform sauropodomorph | ||||
| Yuxisaurus | Y. kopchicki | Yuxi Prefecture, Yunnan, China | Upper | Partial skeleton including a partial skull, cervical and dorsal vertebrae, scapulae, right humerus, left femur, and osteoderms | A basal thyreophoran | |
See also
References
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