The Sunjiawan Formation (simplified Chinese: 孙家湾组; traditional Chinese: 孫家灣組; pinyin: Sūnjiāwān Zǔ) is a geological formation in Liaoning, China, with strata possibly dating back to the early Late Cretaceous, specifically the Cenomanian.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2] It forms part of the same geological sequence as the older and underlying Yixian Formation and Jiufotang Formation. It primarily consists of variegated conglomerates with rare intercalations of thin bedded sandstones, siltstones and mudstones.[3]

Sunjiawan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cenomanian
~99–95 Ma
TypeGeological formation
OverliesUnconformity with Fuxin Formation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
OtherSandstone, siltstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates41°42′N 120°48′E / 41.7°N 120.8°E / 41.7; 120.8
Approximate paleocoordinates46°12′N 112°06′E / 46.2°N 112.1°E / 46.2; 112.1
RegionLiaoning
Country China
ExtentBeipiao Basin
Sunjiawan Formation is located in China
Sunjiawan Formation
Sunjiawan Formation (China)
Sunjiawan Formation is located in Liaoning
Sunjiawan Formation
Sunjiawan Formation (Liaoning)

Dinosaurs

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Remains of the following dinosaurs have been found in the formation:

Ornithischians

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Remains of the following dinosaurs have been found in the formation:

Dinosaurs reported from the Sunjiawan Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Images
Crichtonpelta C. benxiensis a partial skeleton
Crichtonsaurus C. bohlini a partial skeleton
Shuangmiaosaurus S. gilmorei a partial left upper jaw and lower jaw,

Saurischians

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Remains of the following dinosaurs have been found in the formation:

Dinosaurs reported from the Sunjiawan Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Images

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Xi et al., 2018
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.563-570
  3. ^ Wang et al., 2015

Bibliography

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  • Xi, D.; Wan, X.; Li, G.; Li, G. (2018), "Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China", Science China Earth Sciences, 61: 1–31, doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9262-y
  • Wang, Yaqiong; Sha, Jingeng; Pan, Yanhong; Zhang, Xiaolin (2015), "Early Cretaceous nonmarine ostracod biostratigraphy ofwestern Liaoning area, NE China", Micropaleontology, 61 (1): 135–145, Bibcode:2015MiPal..61..135W, doi:10.47894/mpal.61.1.10, retrieved 2020-06-04
  • Lu, J.; Ji, Q.; Gao, Y.; Li, Z. (2007), "A New Species of the Ankylosaurid Dinosaur Crichtonsaurus (Ankylosauridae: Ankylosauria) from the Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, China", Acta Geologica Sinica, 81 (6): 883–897, doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2004.tb00212.x, retrieved 2020-06-04
  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
  • You, H.; Ji, Q.; Lamanna, M.C.; Li, J.; Li, Y. (2004), "A Titanosaurian Sauropod Dinosaur with Opisthocoelous Caudal Vertebrae from the Early Late Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, China", Acta Geologica Sinica, 78 (4): 907–911, doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2007.tb01010.x, retrieved 2020-06-04

Further reading

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  • H. You, Q. Ji, J. Li and Y. Li. 2003. A new hadrosauroid dinosaur from the mid-Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 77(2):148-154
  • Z.-M. Dong. 2002. A new armored dinosaur (Ankylosauria) from Beipiao Basin, Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 40(4):276-285