The Haoling Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in the Ruyang Basin of Henan, Province, central China. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
| Haoling Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Shangdonggou Formation |
| Overlies | Xiahedong Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Henan Province |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Ruyang Basin |
The Haoling Formation was originally treated as part of the Mangchuan Formation and considered to be of Paleocene age before being recognized as Mesozoic in age.[1][2] A 2012 paper divided the Mangchuan into the Xiahedong, Haoling, and Shangdonggou Formations, assigning the dinosaur-bearing horizon to the Haoling Formation and constraining the age of the Haoling as Aptian-Albian based on fieldwork and invertebrate and microfossil assemblages.[3]
Paleofauna
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References
edit- ^ Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Henan Province. 1989. Regional geology of Henan Province. Beijing: Geological Publishing House; p. 1–772.
- ^ Lu ¨ JC, Xu L, Jia SH, Zhang XL, Ji Q. 2006. Discovery of a gigantic sauropod femur in Ruyang, Henan, China and its stratigraphic significance. Geol Bull China. 25(11):1299–1302.
- ^ Xu, L., Pan, Z.C., Wang, Z.H., Zhang, X.L., Jia, S.H., Lü, J.C., Jiang, B.L., 2012. Discovery and significance of the Cretaceous system in Ruyang Basin, Henan Province. Geological Review 58, 601-613
- ^ A preliminary report on the new dinosaurian fauna from the Cretaceous of the Ruyang Basin, Henan Province of central China. J Paleontol Soc Kor. 25(1):43–56.
- ^ Zhang YY, Lu¨ JC, Pu HY, Xu L, Shang YH, Jia SH, Zhang JM. 2013. The discovery of iguanodontid dinosaur from the late Early Cretaceous strata of Ruyang Basin, Henan and its stratigraphic significance. Geol Bull China. 32(9):1344– 1348.
- ^ Lü, Junchang; Xu, Li; Pu, Hanyong; Jia, Songhai; Azuma, Yoichi; Chang, Huali; Zhang, Jiming (2016-02-17). "Paleogeographical significance of carcharodontosaurid teeth from the late Early Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan Province of central China". Historical Biology. 28 (1–2): 8–13. doi:10.1080/08912963.2014.947287. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 53410808.
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