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Yuliangze Formation

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Yuliangze Formation
Stratigraphic range: early-middle Maastrichtian
~72–66 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesTaipinglinchang Formation
Location
RegionAsia

The Yuliangze Formation, or Yuliangzi Formation, is a geological formation in Heilongjiang, China whose strata date back to the early-middle Maastrichtian. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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Dinosaurs

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Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Hadrosaurs

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Hadrosaurs reported from the Yuliangze Formation
Taxon Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Charonosaurus C. jiayinensis Jiayin Upper "Partial skull and partial, fragmentary postcranial elements."[2] A parasaurolophini hadrosaur.
Charonosaurus
Sahaliyania
Wulagasaurus
Mandschurosaurus M. amurensis A poorly preserved and incomplete skeleton. A hadrosaur of uncertain affinities.
Sahaliyania S. elunchunorum Wuluga Upper A partial skull along with the pectoral girdle, an upper arm, and a pelvis. A lambeosaurine hadrosaur.
Saurolophus S. krystofovici
Wulagasaurus W. dongi Wulaga Upper A right partial dentary. A saurolophine hadrosaur.

Theropods

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Theropods reported from the Yuliangze Formation
Taxon Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Tarbosaurus T. bataar A tyrannosaurid.
Tarbosaurus

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ "Table 20.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 441.