Zhumapu Formation Explained

Zhumapu Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Age:	Cenomanian ~
Period:	Cenomanian
Region:	Shanxi Province
Coordinates:	40°N 112.7°W
Paleocoordinates:	42.4°N 104.1°W
Overlies:	Zuoyun Formation

The Zhumapu Formation is an early Late Cretaceous (estimated Cenomanian)^[1] geologic formation in Shanxi Province, China. The hadrosauroids Yunganglong and Zuoyunlong^{[2] [3]} and the informally named ankylosaur "Jindipelta"^[4] have been recovered from this unit.

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• Sunjiawan Formation

References

Bibliography

• Lei et al. (2019) NEW DISCOVERY OF ANKYLOSAUR FOSSILS FROM SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (IN PRESS).

Notes and References

1. Wang et al., 2015, p.3
2. Wang et al., 2013, p.4
3. Wang et al., 2015, p.2
4. Lei et al., 2019, in press