The Donghe Group is a Lower Cretaceous geologic formation in China. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] It predominantly consists of conglomerate, alongside sandstone, siltstone and shale.[2]

Donghe Group
Stratigraphic range: Lower Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsTianjiba Formation, Zhoujiawan Formation, Jishan Formation
OverliesSanhekou Group
Thickness978 metres
Lithology
Primaryconglomerate
OtherSandstone, siltstone, shale

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ Zhou, Zhen-Ju; Mao, Shi-Dong; Chen, Yan-Jing; Santosh, M. (2016-07-01). "U–Pb ages and Lu–Hf isotopes of detrital zircons from the southern Qinling Orogen: Implications for Precambrian to Phanerozoic tectonics in central China". Gondwana Research. 35: 323–337. Bibcode:2016GondR..35..323Z. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2015.06.003. ISSN 1342-937X.

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.