| Lura Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous, ~120–100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Overlies | Loe-ein Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
| Country |  China |
The Lura Formation is a geological formation in western China, which outcrops in Tibet, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Tetanurae indet.
- ?Coelurosauria indet. (="Microvenator chagyabi")
- Sauropoda indet. (=cf. Asiatosaurus kwangshiensis)
- Monkonosaurus lawulacus? - " vertebrae, sacrum with illia, plates, adult. (possibly found instead in the overlying Loe-ein Formation)"
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- "Table 16.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 345.
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