Earth:Zhumapu Formation

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Short description: Late Cretaceous geologic formation in China
Zhumapu Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
~99–93 Ma
TypeGeological formation
OverliesZuoyun Formation
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 40°00′N 112°42′E / 40.0°N 112.7°E / 40.0; 112.7
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 42°24′N 104°06′E / 42.4°N 104.1°E / 42.4; 104.1
RegionShanxi Province
Country China
Zhumapu Formation is located in China
Zhumapu Formation
Zhumapu Formation (China)
Zhumapu Formation is located in Shanxi
Zhumapu Formation
Zhumapu Formation (Shanxi)

The Zhumapu Formation is an early Late Cretaceous (estimated Cenomanian)[1] geologic formation in Shanxi Province, China. The hadrosauroids Yunganglong and Zuoyunlong[2][3] and the informally named ankylosaur "Jindipelta"[4] have been recovered from this unit.

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References

  1. Wang et al., 2015, p.3
  2. Wang et al., 2013, p.4
  3. Wang et al., 2015, p.2
  4. Lei et al., 2019, in press

Bibliography

  • Lei et al. (2019) NEW DISCOVERY OF ANKYLOSAUR FOSSILS FROM SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (IN PRESS).
  • Wang, Run-Fu; Hai-Lu You; Suo-Zhu Wang; Shi-Chao Xu; Jian Yi; Li-Juan Xie; Lei Jia, and Hai Xing. 2015. A second hadrosauroid dinosaur from the early Late Cretaceous of Zuoyun, Shanxi Province, China. Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 29. 1–8. Accessed 2020-06-04. doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1118688
  • Wang, R.F.; H.L. You; S.C. Xu; S.Z. Wang; J. Yi; L.J. Xie; L. Jia, and Y.X. Li. 2013. A New Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Early Late Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, China. PLoS ONE 8. e77058. Accessed 2020-06-04. PMC 3800054 PMID 24204734 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077058