The Zhidan Group is a geological
formation
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Mathematics and science
* Cave formation or speleothem, a secondar ...
in China whose strata date back to the
Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. .]
Vertebrate paleofauna
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Psittacosaurus
''Psittacosaurus'' ( ; "parrot lizard") is a genus of extinct ceratopsian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of what is now Asia, existing between 126 and 101 million years ago. It is notable for being the most species-rich non-avian dinosaur gen ...
'' sp.
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Sauroplites scutiger''
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Wuerhosaurus ordosensis''
[Hou Y., and Ji, S., 2017. New findings of stegosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Luohandong Formation in the Ordos Basin, Inner Mongolia. Geological Bulletin of China 36(7): 1097-1103.]
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Huanhepterus quingyanensis''
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Ikechosaurus sunailinae''
See also
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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 ...
References
Geologic groups of Asia
Geologic formations of China
Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
Paleontology in Inner Mongolia
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