The Ejinhoro Formation (simplified Chinese: 伊金霍洛组; traditional Chinese: 伊金霍洛組; pinyin: Yījīnhuòluò Zǔ) is a geological formation in Inner Mongolia, north China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous period (Aptian/Albian age.[1]
Ejinhoro Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Mudstone, siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 39°24′N 108°24′E / 39.4°N 108.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 40°30′N 105°30′E / 40.5°N 105.5°E |
Region | Inner Mongolia |
Country | China |
Extent | Ordos Basin |
Ejinhoro Formation (China) Ejinhoro Formation (Inner Mongolia) |
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Mammals | ||||
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Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
Genus:
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A single dentary[3] |
Dinosaurs | ||||
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Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
Genus:
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Isolated teeth. |
A sauropod. |
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A ceratopsian. | |||
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A large saurischian. | |||
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"Near-complete articulated skeleton."[5] |
A troodontid. | ||
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Isolated teeth. |
A stegosaurid. | ||
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A large stegosaurid. "Partial skeleton, plate, vertebra, adult."[6] |
Indeterminate pterosaur remains have also been recovered from the formation.[7]
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