Huiquanpu Formation
Encyclopedia
The Huiquanpu Formation is a geological formation in Shanxi
and Hebei
provinces, China
, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous
period.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Shanxi
' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
and Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
provinces, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series...
period.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
- cf. Szechuanosaurus campi (theropod indet)
- Huabeisaurus allocotus - "Teeth [and] postcranial skeleton."
- Tianzhenosaurus youngi - "Skull [and] postcranial skeleton."
- cf. Shantungosaurus
- Shanxia tianzhenensis (ankylosaur indet) - "Partial skull."