Hantong Formation

The Hantong Formation is a geological formation in Asia whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Hantong Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic
Type	Geological formation
Location
Country	China

Vertebrate paleofauna

Genus	Species	Presence	Notes	Images
?Mamenchisaurus[1]	?M. constructus[1]	Geographically located in Sichuan, China.[1]	Referral to M. constructus provisional absent revision of Mamenchisaurus.[2]	Mamenchisaurus

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Paleontology portal
• Dinosaurs portal

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

1. 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.
2. "A new sauropod dinosaur from the late Jurassic of China and the diversity, distribution, and relationships of mamenchisaurids" (PDF). www.xinglida.net. Retrieved 2024-06-20.