Hantong Formation

Geological formation

Hantong Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic
Type	Geological formation
Location
Country	China

The Hantong Formation is a geological formation in Asia whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Genus	Species	Presence	Notes	Images
?Mamenchisaurus^[1]	?M. constructus^[1]	Geographically located in Sichuan, China.^[1]	Referral to M. constructus provisional absent revision of Mamenchisaurus.^[2]	Mamenchisaurus

See also

List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
^ "A new sauropod dinosaur from the late Jurassic of China and the diversity, distribution, and relationships of mamenchisaurids" (PDF). www.xinglida.net. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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