Houcheng Formation

The Houcheng Formation is a geological formation in Hebei, China whose strata date back to the Upper Middle Jurassic. The lithology primarily consists of sandstone and conglomerate deposited in fluvial, alluvial fan and fan delta conditions, with interbeds of volcanic rocks.^[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[2]

Houcheng Formation
Stratigraphic range: Callovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Zhangjiakou Formation
Overlies	Tiaojishan Formation
Thickness	Up to 1255 metres
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, conglomerate
Other	Volcanics
Location
Region	East Asia
Country	China
Extent	Hebei

Vertebrate paleofauna

Genus	Species	Presence	Notes	Images
Xuanhuaceratops[2][3]	X. nieii[2]	Geographically located in Hebei, China.[2]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Paleontology portal
• Dinosaurs portal

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

1. Dou, Luxing; Hou, Jiagen; Song, Suihong; Zhang, Li; Liu, Yuming; Sun, Shuang; Li, Yongqiang; Wang, Xixin; Ren, Xiaoxu; Tang, Ying; Tian, Heng (May 2020). Patacci, M. (ed.). "Sedimentary characteristics of hyperpycnites in a shallow lacustrine environment: A case study from the Lower Cretaceous Xiguayuan Formation, Luanping Basin, Northeast China". Geological Journal. 55 (5): 3344–3360. doi:10.1002/gj.3599. ISSN 0072-1050. S2CID 200059969.
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.
3. Zhao, X., Cheng, Z., Xu., X., and Makovicky, P. J. 2006. "A new ceratopsian from the Upper Jurassic Houcheng Formation of Hebei, China." Acta Geologica Sinica, 80 (4): 467–473 Full text.