Haoling Formation Explained
The Haoling Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in the Ruyang Basin of Henan, Province, central China. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
The Haoling Formation was originally treated as part of the Mangchuan Formation and considered to be of Paleocene age before being recognized as Mesozoic in age.[1] [2] A 2012 paper divided the Mangchuan into the Xiahedong, Haoling, and Shangdonggou Formations, assigning the dinosaur-bearing horizon to the Haoling Formation and constraining the age of the Haoling as Aptian-Albian based on fieldwork and invertebrate and microfossil assemblages.[3]
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Notes and References
- Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Henan Province. 1989. Regional geology of Henan Province. Beijing: Geological Publishing House; p. 1–772.
- Lu ¨ JC, Xu L, Jia SH, Zhang XL, Ji Q. 2006. Discovery of a gigantic sauropod femur in Ruyang, Henan, China and its stratigraphic significance. Geol Bull China. 25(11):1299–1302.
- Xu, L., Pan, Z.C., Wang, Z.H., Zhang, X.L., Jia, S.H., Lü, J.C., Jiang, B.L., 2012. Discovery and significance of the Cretaceous system in Ruyang Basin, Henan Province. Geological Review 58, 601-613
- A preliminary report on the new dinosaurian fauna from the Cretaceous of the Ruyang Basin, Henan Province of central China. J Paleontol Soc Kor. 25(1):43–56.
- Zhang YY, Lu¨ JC, Pu HY, Xu L, Shang YH, Jia SH, Zhang JM. 2013. The discovery of iguanodontid dinosaur from the late Early Cretaceous strata of Ruyang Basin, Henan and its stratigraphic significance. Geol Bull China. 32(9):1344– 1348.
- Lü. Junchang. Xu. Li. Pu. Hanyong. Jia. Songhai. Azuma. Yoichi. Chang. Huali. Zhang. Jiming. 2016-02-17. Paleogeographical significance of carcharodontosaurid teeth from the late Early Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan Province of central China. Historical Biology. en. 28. 1–2. 8–13. 10.1080/08912963.2014.947287. 53410808 . 0891-2963.
