Daye Group

The Daye Group is a geological formation in China. It dates back to the Hettangian-Pliensbachian[1] and it preserves dinosaur fossils, although none can be referred to the genus level.

Daye Group
Type	Geological formation

Vertebrate fauna

Dinosaurs of the Daye Group
Taxa	Presence	Notes	Images
Genus: Lufengosaurus[1] L. changduensis[1]	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]		Lufengosaurus Lufengosaurus
Genus: Prosauropoda[1] Unnamed prosauropod.[1]	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]
Genus: Sauropoda[1] Unnamed sauropod.[1]	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]
Genus: Theropoda[1] Unnamed theropod	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]	Informally known as "Prodeinodon tibetensis".[2][3] Known from a single vertebra.
Genus: Thyreophora[1] Possible unnamed thyreophoran.[1]	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 534–535. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
2. L. Ye, Y. Hao, H. Qi, Y. Li, and X. Zhao. 1986. [The southern Xinjiang–the Qinghui, Xizang region]. Ching-kuo Ti Pao o Hsi [The Cretaceous System of China. The Stratigraphy of China] 12:193-204
3. "Prodeinodon mongoliensis, P. kwangshiensis', "P. tibetensis"". A Dinosaur a Day. Retrieved 24 April 2020.