| Xiaoyan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian–Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Huangshan Basin |
| Sub-units | Lower; Upper members |
| Underlies | Qiyunshan Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
The Xiaoyan Formation is a geological formation in Anhui, China whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. It overlies the older Qiyunshan Formation which it forms the Huangshan Basin with, and was deposited between the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages.
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Wannanosaurus yansiensis - "Partial skull roof, mandible, fragments of postcranium."
See also
References
- Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- Xu, X.; Tang, S.; Lin, S. (2016). "Paleostress inversion of fault-slip data from the Jurassic to Cretaceous Huangshan Basin and implications for the tectonic evolution of southeastern China". Journal of Geodynamics. 98: 31–52. doi:10.1016/j.jog.2016.03.013.
- "Table 21.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 465.
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