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Dashuigou Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Region
  
Inner Mongolia

Country
  
China

The Dashuigou Formation (simplified Chinese: 大水沟组; traditional Chinese: 大水溝組; pinyin: Dàshuǐgōu 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

  • Probactrosaurus alashanicus - "Fragmentary skull."
  • P. gobiensis - "Skull and skeleton."
  • References

    Dashuigou Formation Wikipedia