Luohandong Formation Explained

Luohandong Formation
Type:Geological formation
Age:Aptian-Albian
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Period:Albian
Prilithology:Sandstone
Region:Inner Mongolia
Coordinates:38.9°N 108.1°W
Paleocoordinates:39.9°N 110.5°W
Unitof:Zhidan Group
Extent:Ordos Basin

The Luohandong Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation of the Ordos Basin in Inner Mongolia, China. The formation was initially dated to the earliest Cretaceous; Valanginian to Barremian, but later dating established an Aptian to Albian age. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] Pterosaur fossils have also been recovered from the formation.

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Vertebrates

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Notes and References

  1. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
  2. Ji, 2020
  3. Ji . S. . Zhang . L. . 2020 . A new Early Cretaceous pterosaur from the Ordos region, Inner Mongolia . Earth Science Frontiers . 27 . 6 . 365–370 . 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2020.6.14.
  4. Hou & Ji, 2017