Xiaoyan Formation Explained
| Xiaoyan Formation |
| Type: | Geological formation |
| Region: | Asia |
| Unitof: | Huangshan Basin |
| Subunits: | Lower; Upper members |
| Underlies: | Qiyunshan Formation |
The Xiaoyan Formation is a geological formation in Anhui, China whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] It overlies the older Qiyunshan Formation which it forms the Huangshan Basin with, and was deposited between the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages.[2]
Vertebrate paleofauna
See also
Notes and References
- 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. .
- Xu. X.. Tang. S.. Lin. S.. 2016. Paleostress inversion of fault-slip data from the Jurassic to Cretaceous Huangshan Basin and implications for the tectonic evolution of southeastern China. Journal of Geodynamics. 98. 31-52. 10.1016/j.jog.2016.03.013.
- "Table 21.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 465.
