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: | |
| 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
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Footnotes
edit- ^ 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. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.663.3037. doi:10.1080/10420940.2014.909352. ISSN 1042-0940. S2CID 129220218.
References
edit- 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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