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Huiquanpu Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Region
  
Asia

The Huiquanpu Formation (simplified Chinese: 灰泉堡组; traditional Chinese: 灰泉堡組; pinyin: Huīquánpù Zǔ) is a geological formation in Shanxi and Hebei provinces, China, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous period.

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

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Huabeisaurus allocotus - "Teeth [and] postcranial skeleton."
  • Tianzhenosaurus youngi - "Skull [and] postcranial skeleton."
  • Datonglong tianzhenensis
  • Shanxia tianzhenensis - "Partial skull."
  • References

    Huiquanpu Formation Wikipedia


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