Tugulu Group
Tugulu Group
Stratigraphic range : Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Underlies Donggou & Kumutake Formations
Thickness 150–1,640 m (490–5,380 ft)
Location
The Tugulu Group (simplified Chinese : 吐谷鲁群; traditional Chinese : 吐谷魯群; pinyin : Tǔgǔlǔ Qún ) is a geological Group in Xinjiang, China whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous . Dinosaur skeletal remains and footprints are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna Dinosaurs 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 Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Asiatosaurus A. mongoliensis Kelmayisaurus Wuerhosaurus Xiyunykus Kelmayisaurus K. petrolicus Maxilla and dentary Xinjiangovenator X. parvus Tibia and phalanges Formerly thought to be a representative of Phaedrolosaurus ilikensis . Phaedrolosaurus P. ilikensis A tooth Psittacosaurus P. xinjiangensis Several specimens of different ages and sizes, holotype and most complete specimen belonging to a juvenile An early ceratopsian Tugulusaurus T. faciles Hindlimb, rib, and a vertebral centrum Xiyunykus X. pengi Partial skeleton Wuerhosaurus W. homheni Partial skeleton A stegosaur Ornithomimosauria indet.Indeterminate Hand claw and associated caudal vertebrae The first ornithomimosaur known from the Junggar Basin
Pterosaurs Pterosaurs Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images Dsungaripterus D. weii A dsungaripterid Dsungaripterus Noripterus Noripterus N. complicidens Front part of the skull and lower jaws, vertebrae, and partial limbs and pelvis. A dsungaripterid Lonchognathosaurus L. acutirostris Front portion of skull and lower jaws Possible junior synonym of Dsungaripterus weii . Ornithocheiromorpha indet.Indeterminate Partial humerus The first known ornithocheiromorph from the Tugulu Group
Pseudosuchians Name Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Edentosuchus E. tienshanensis A crocodyliform
Turtles Name Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Dracochelys Dracochelys bicuspis A skull, an incomplete skeleton. A sinemydid Ordosemys O. brinkmania An isolated skull, several shells. A sinemydid Xinjiangchelys Indeterminate A shell preserved on a slab in ventral view A xinjiangchelyid Wuguia W. efremovi W. hutubeiensis Partial shells (W. efremovi ), an incomplete skeleton (W. hutubeiensis ) A sinemydid Pantrionychia indet. A poorly preserved skull in dorsal view A cryptodiran
Fish Name Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images Bogdaichthys B. fukangensis A siyuichthyid B. serratus Dsungarichthys D. bilineatus A siyuichthyid Manasichthys M. elongatus A siyuichthyid M. tuguluensis Neobaleiichthys N. chikuensis Siyuichthys S. ornatus A siyuichthyid S. pulchellus S. pulcher Uighuroniscus U. sinkiangensis Wukangia W. houyanshanensis A siyuichthyid
Bibliography Weishampel, David B. ; Dodson, Peter ; Osmólska, Halszka , eds. (2004). (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)