Meng-Yin Formation
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The Meng-Yin Formation is a geological formation in Shandong
, China
, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous
.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
, 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 Early Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous or the Lower Cretaceous , is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous...
.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Indeterminate stegosaurid remains have been found in Shandong, China.| Vertebrate Vertebrate Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds... s reported from the Meng-Yin Formation |
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Euhelopus Euhelopus Euhelopus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous, between 130 and 112 million years ago . It lived in what is now Shandong Province in China. A large herbivore, it weighed approximately 15-20 tons and attained an adult length of 15m... |
E. zdanskyi |
Geographically located in Shandong, China. |
"Skull and partial postcranial skeleton, additional fragmentary skeleton." |
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