Penglaizhen Formation

The Penglaizhen Formation (simplified Chinese: 蓬莱镇组; traditional Chinese: 蓬萊鎮組; pinyin: Péngláizhèn Zǔ) is a geological formation in Sichuan, China. It was formerly thought to be Late Jurassic in age. However, the underlying Suining Formation has been dated to the Mid Cretaceous, so the formation must be this age or later.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Penglaizhen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesCangxi Formation
OverliesSuining Formation
Location
RegionAsia
Country China

Vertebrate paleofauna

Indeterminate ornithischian tracks have been recovered from Penglaizhen outcrops in Sichuan, China.[2]

Genus Species Presence Notes Images

Mamenchisaurus[2]

M. anyuensis[2]
  1. Geographically located in Sichuan, China.[2]

See also
  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References
  1. http://engine.scichina.com/publisher/scp/journal/SCES/62/1/10.1007/s11430-017-9268-7?slug=fulltext
  2. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.


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