Xiaguan Formation

The Xiaguan Formation is a Turonian to Campanian geologic formation in Henan Province of China.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Xiaguan Formation Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Campanian ~94–70 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Location
Coordinates	33.3°N 112.0°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	31.8°N 103.9°E
Region	Henan Province
Country	China
Xiaguan Formation (China) Xiaguan Formation (Henan)

Paleofauna

• Baotianmansaurus[2]
• Mosaiceratops[3]
• Nanyangosaurus[4]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera

References

1. Xiaguan Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Zhang et al., 2009
3. Zheng et al., 2015
4. Wang et al., 2013

Bibliography

• Zheng, W.; X. Jin, and X. Xu. 2015. A psittacosaurid-like basal neoceratopsian from the Upper Cretaceous of central China and its implications for basal ceratopsian evolution. Scientific Reports 5. 1–9. doi:10.1038/srep14190
• Wang, R-F; H-L You; S-C Xu; S-Z Wang; J Yi, and L-J Xie. 2013. A New Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Early Late Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, China. PLoS ONE 8. e77058.
• Zhang, X.; J. Lü; J. Li; L. Yang; W. Hu; 2009. A new sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Gaogou Formation of Nanyang, Henan Province. Acta Geologica Sinica 83. 212–221.