Type Geological formation Overlies Shengjinkou Formation Country China | Unit of Tugulu Group Thickness 213-360 meters thick Region Xinjiang | |
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(Text) CC BY-SA