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Bayin Gobi Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Region
  
Asia

The Bayin-Gobi Formation (simplified Chinese: 巴音戈壁组; traditional Chinese: 巴音戈壁組; pinyin: Bāyīn Gēbì Zǔ) is a geological formation in Inner Mongolia, north China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous period.

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Alxasaurus elesitaiensis - "[Two] incomplete skeletons."
  • Theropoda indet
  • Sauropoda indet
  • Psittacosaurus sp.
  • Penelopognathus weishampeli
  • References

    Bayin-Gobi Formation Wikipedia