Zhenzhuchong Formation
The Zhenzhuchong Formation is an Early Jurassic geologic formation in China. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata. Remains of the prosauropod Lufengosaurus huenei have been recovered from this formation[1] As well as dinosaur footprints.[2]
| Zhenzhuchong Formation Stratigraphic range: Hettangian–Pliensbachian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Ziliujing Formation |
| Overlies | Xujiahe Formation |
| Thickness | 17-68 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Sichuan Province |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Sichuan Basin |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- Xing, Lida; Peng, Guangzhao; Ye, Yong; Lockley, Martin G.; Klein, Hendrik; Persons, W. Scott; Zhang, Jianping; Shu, Chunkang; Hao, Baoqiao (2014-04-03). "Sauropod and Small Theropod Tracks from the Lower Jurassic Ziliujing Formation of Zigong City, Sichuan, China, with an Overview of Triassic–Jurassic Dinosaur Fossils and Footprints of the Sichuan Basin". Ichnos. 21 (2): 119–130. doi:10.1080/10420940.2014.909352. ISSN 1042-0940.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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