Toutunhe Formation
| Toutunhe Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Qigu Formation |
| Overlies | Xishanyao Formation |
| Thickness | Around 400 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Country | China |
| Extent | Southern Junggar Basin |
The Toutunhe Formation is a Late Jurassic geological formation in China, specifically dating to the Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian stages.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2] The lower portion of the formation consists of grey to reddish mudstone with medium to coarse grained cross bedded sandstone, while the upper portion consists primarily of brown-red-purple mudstone, interbedded with fine to medium grained laminated sandstone.[3]
Paleofauna
[edit | edit source]Tianchisaurus nedegoapeferima - "Partial skeleton."[4]
See also
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Footnotes
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- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
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References
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