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Shanyang Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Region
  
Asia

The Shanyang Formation (simplified Chinese: 山阳组; traditional Chinese: 山陽組; pinyin: Shānyáng Zǔ) is a geological formation in Shaanxi whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis - "Partial sacrum, partial scapula, humeri, femur, tibia, metatarsals, [and] phalanges."
  • Qinlingosaurus luonanensis (sauropod indet)
  • Shantungosaurus cf giganteus

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    Shanyang Formation Wikipedia
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