Houcheng Formation Explained

Houcheng Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Late Jurassic
Region:	East Asia
Country:	China
Thickness:	Up to 1255 metres
Extent:	Hebei

The Houcheng Formation is a geological formation in Hebei, China whose strata date back to the Upper Middle Jurassic. The lithology primarily consists of sandstone and conglomerate deposited in fluvial, alluvial fan and fan delta conditions, with interbeds of volcanic rocks.^[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[2]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

Notes and References

1. Dou. Luxing. Hou. Jiagen. Song. Suihong. Zhang. Li. Liu. Yuming. Sun. Shuang. Li. Yongqiang. Wang. Xixin. Ren. Xiaoxu. Tang. Ying. Tian. Heng. May 2020. Patacci. M.. Sedimentary characteristics of hyperpycnites in a shallow lacustrine environment: A case study from the Lower Cretaceous Xiguayuan Formation, Luanping Basin, Northeast China. Geological Journal. en. 55. 5. 3344–3360. 10.1002/gj.3599. 200059969 . 0072-1050.
2. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. .
3. Zhao, X., Cheng, Z., Xu., X., and Makovicky, P. J. 2006. "A new ceratopsian from the Upper Jurassic Houcheng Formation of Hebei, China." Acta Geologica Sinica, 80 (4): 467–473 Full text.