Dalangshan Formation Explained

Dalangshan Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Maastrichtian
Prilithology:	Sandstone, Mudstone
Region:	Sanshui District, Guangdong Province
Coordinates:	23.1771°N 112.8392°W
Underlies:	Shenzhuangcun Formation
Overlies:	Sanshui Formation
Thickness:	69-517 metres
Extent:	Sanshui Basin

The Dalangshan Formation, also referred to as the Dalangshan Group is a geological formation in the Sanshui District of Guangdong Province, China, the strata of which date back to the Late Cretaceous period.

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

• Heyuannia huangi - "Partial skull and skeleton."^[2]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• Nanxiong Formation

Notes and References

1. 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. .
2. "Table 8.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 167