Feitianshan Formation
| Feitianshan Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Baju Tracksite |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Japan |
| Country | Japan |
The Feitianshan Formation is a geological formation in Japan. It dates back to the Early Cretaceous. Among the known ichnofossils are footprints of dinosaurs.
Vertebrate ichnofauna
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Ichnotaxa reported from the Feitianshan Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichnogenus | Ichnopecies | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Images | |
| Dromaeopodus | Dromaeopodus .sp | Several tracks | ||||
| Eubrontes | Eubrontes.sp | |||||
| Grallator acutus | ||||||
| Jialingpus | J. yuechiensis | Multiple Trackways | ||||
| Megalosauripus | Megalosauripus .sp | Several tracks | ||||
| Minisauripus | M. chuanzhuensis
M. zhensuonani |
Multiple trackways reported to have been made in the same direction as those of Jialingpus. It may have been hunted by it. | ||||
References
Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs". Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X.
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