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Lianmuqin Formation

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Overlies
  
Shengjinkou Formation

Country
  
Unit of
  
Thickness
  
213-360 meters thick

Region
  
Lianmuqin Formation

Underlies
  
Donggou Formation, Kumutake Formation

The Lianmuqin Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation composed of "interbedded red green and yellow variegated mudstones and siltstones [sic]". Dinosaur remains have been recovered from the it.

The formation is named after Lianmuqin Town in Shanshan County, Xinjiang.

References

Lianmuqin Formation Wikipedia


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