Xiguayuan Formation Explained

Xiguayuan Formation
Type:Geological formation
Age:Barremian
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Period:Barremian
Prilithology:Conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone
Otherlithology:Volcanic and pyroclastic sediments
Region:Hebei
Country: China
Coordinates:45.9°N 117.3°W
Paleocoordinates:48.8°N 117.4°W
Underlies:Quaternary sediments
Overlies:Zhangjiakou Formation
Thickness:Up to 2500m (8,200feet)

The Xiguayuan Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Barremian) geologic formation in Hebei Province of China. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] It was deposited in a shallow lacustrine setting and is noted for its hyperpycnite facies.[2]

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:

Ichnofossils
Insects
Bivalves

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Notes and References

  1. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
  2. Dou et al., 2020