Subashi Formation
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The Subashi Formation is a late Cretaceous formation from the Xinjiang
Autonomous Region of western China. Initially described by Dong Zhiming
in 1977, the formation contains remains of Tarbosaurus
which were initially described as a separate taxon Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis. Remains of a sauropod, likely Nemegtosaurus
, and a hadrosaurid, likely Jaxartosaurus
, have also been found.
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
Autonomous Region of western China. Initially described by Dong Zhiming
Dong Zhiming
Dong Zhiming , from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, is one of China's leading paleontologists. He began working at the IVPP in 1962, learning from Yang Zhongjian who was director at the time...
in 1977, the formation contains remains of Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that flourished in Asia about 70 million years ago, at the end of the Late Cretaceous Period. Fossils have been recovered in Mongolia, with more fragmentary remains found further afield in parts of China. Although many species have been...
which were initially described as a separate taxon Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis. Remains of a sauropod, likely Nemegtosaurus
Nemegtosaurus
Nemegtosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia. It was named after the Nemegt Basin in the Gobi Desert, where the remains — a single skull — were found...
, and a hadrosaurid, likely Jaxartosaurus
Jaxartosaurus
Jaxartosaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur similar to Corythosaurus which lived during the Late Cretaceous. Its fossils were found in Kazakhstan and China. It had a large, helmet-like crest that it may have used for visual identification, or to vocalize with members of the same herd.The type...
, have also been found.
Paleofauna
- ?Tarbosaurus bataar
- Shanshanosaurus huoyanshensis (?Tarbosaurus bataar)
- Tyrannosaurus turpanensis - "Teeth and sacral vertebrae." - (tyrannosauroid indet)
- Nemegtosaurus pachi - "Teeth." - (sauropod indet)