Daye Group Explained
Daye Group should not be confused with Daye Formation.
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.
Vertebrate fauna
| Dinosaurs of the Daye Group |
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| Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images |
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Genus:
- L. changduensis
| - Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.
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Genus:
- Unnamed prosauropod.
| - Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.
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Genus:
- Unnamed sauropod.
| - Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.
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Genus:
- Unnamed theropod
| - Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.
| - Informally known as "Prodeinodon tibetensis".[2] [3]
- Known from a single vertebra.
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Genus:
- Possible unnamed thyreophoran.
| - Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.
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See also
Notes and References
- 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. .
- 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
- Web site: Prodeinodon mongoliensis, P. kwangshiensis, "P. tibetensis". A Dinosaur a Day. 24 April 2020.
