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.

Dalangshan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesShenzhuangcun Formation
OverliesSanshui Formation
Thickness69-517 metres
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, Mudstone
Location
Coordinates23°10′38″N 112°50′21″E / 23.1771°N 112.8392°E / 23.1771; 112.8392
RegionSanshui District, Guangdong Province
Country China
ExtentSanshui Basin
Dalangshan Formation is located in China
Dalangshan Formation
Dalangshan Formation (China)

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ "Table 8.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 167