The Xinlong Formation (sometimes called the "Napai Formation", or misspelt as "Napan Formation"
) is an Early Cretaceous geologic
formation
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Mathematics and science
* Cave formation or speleothem, a secondar ...
in
Guangxi, southern China.
[Xinlong Formation]
at Fossilworks.org
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...
remains diagnostic to the
genus
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level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs
See also
*
List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with ...
**
List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
This list of stratigraphic units with few non-avian dinosaur genera includes Mesozoic stratigraphic units of formation rank or higher that have produced dinosaur body fossils which have been referred to at most five genera. Since taxonomy frequent ...
References
Bibliography
* {{cite book , editor-last=Weishampel , editor-first=David B. , editor-link=David B. Weishampel , editor-last2=Dodson , editor-first2=Peter , editor-link2=Peter Dodson , editor-last3=Osmólska , editor-first3=Halszka , editor-link3=Halszka Osmólska , year=2004 , title=The Dinosauria , edition=2nd , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C , publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press , access-date=2019-02-21 , isbn=0-520-24209-2
Geologic formations of China
Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
Cretaceous China
Albian Stage
Aptian Stage
Sandstone formations
Mudstone formations
Fluvial deposits
Lacustrine deposits
Paleontology in Guangxi