Dalangshan Formation
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The Dalangshan Formation (simplified Chinese: 大塱山组; traditional Chinese: 大塱山組; pinyin: Dàlǎngshān Zǔ), also referred to as the Dalangshan Group is a geological formation in the Sanshui District of Guangdong Province, China, the strata of which date back to the Late Cretaceous period.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Fossil content
| Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon | Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited. | |||||
| Taxon | Reclassified taxon | Taxon falsely reported as present | Dubious taxon or junior synonym | Ichnotaxon | Ootaxon | Morphotaxon |
Dinosaurs
Ornithischians
| Ornithischians of the Dalangshan Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Lambeosaurini Indet. | Indeterminate | Sanshui District, Guangdong Province, China | Maastrichtian | Partial skeleton. | A lambeosaurin lambeosaurine |
Theropods
| Theropods of the Dalangshan Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Heyuannia | H. huangi | Sanshui District, Guangdong Province, China | Maastrichtian | Partial skull and skeleton. | A heyuannine oviraptorid | |
| Tyrannosauroidea Indet. | Indeterminate | Sanshui District, Guangdong Province, China | Maastrichtian | Dental remains. | A large tyrannosauroid theropod |