Wucaiwan Formation

Wucaiwan Formation
Type Geological formation

The Wucaiwan Formation is a geological formation in Asia. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.[1]

Vertebrate fauna

Indeterminate ankylosaur remains geographically located in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.[1] Indeterminate stegosaur remains geographically located in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.[1] Indeterminate ornithopod remains geographically located in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.[1]

Dinosaurs reported from the Wucaiwan Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images

Bellusaurus[1]

B. sui.[1]

Geographically located in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.[1]

"[Seventeen] partial skeletons, juvenile."[2]

Klamelisaurus[1]

K. gobiensis.[1]

Geographically located in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.[1]

"Partial postcranial skeleton."[3]

Monolophosaurus[1]

M. jiangi.[1]

Geographically located in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.[1]

"Complete skull, postcranium missing limbs."[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Middle Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 541–542. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 265.
  3. "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 261.
  4. "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 74.
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