Lianmuqin Formation
The Lianmuqin Formation, also transcribed as Lianmugin Formation, and Lianmuxin Formation, is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation composed of "interbedded red green and yellow variegated mudstones and siltstones". Dinosaur remains have been recovered from it.
The formation is named after Lianmuqin Town in Shanshan County, Xinjiang.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs of the Lianmuqin Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Asiatosaurus | A. mongoliensis | NW Junggar Basin | ||||
Kelmayisaurus | K. petrolicus | NW Junggar Basin | "Maxilla and dentary." | |||
Xinjiangovenator | X. parvus | NW Junggar Basin | "Tibia [and] phalanges." | Formerly thought to be a representative of Phaedrolosaurus ilikensis. | ||
Phaedrolosaurus | P. ilikensis | NW Junggar Basin | "tooth" | |||
Psittacosaurus | P. xinjiangensis | NW Junggar Basin | ||||
Tugulusaurus | T. faciles | NW Junggar Basin | "Hindlimb, rib, [and a] vertebral centrum." | |||
Wuerhosaurus | W. homheni | NW Junggar Basin | "Partial skeleton." |
Pterosaurs
Pterosaurs of the Lianmuqin Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Dsungaripteridae indet. | indeterminate | Southern Junggar Basin | Not referable to Lonchognathosaurus or Dsungaripterus; likely a new taxon. | |||
Dsungaripterus | D. weii | NW Junggar Basin | ||||
Noripterus | N. complicidens | NW Junggar Basin | ||||
Lonchognathosaurus | L. acutirostris | Southern Junggar Basin | Possible junior synonym of Dsungaripterus weii. |
Plesiosaurs
Name | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
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Sinopliosaurus | S. weiyuanensis | NW Junggar Basin | Three vertebrae and a tooth. | Dubious genus of plesiosaur. |
Crurotarsans
Name | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
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Edentosuchus | E. tienshanensis | NW Junggar Basin |
Turtles
Name | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
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Dracochelys | D. bicuspis | Southern Junggar Basin | ||||
Ordosemys | O. brinkmania | NW Junggar Basin | ||||
Wuguia | W. efremovi | Southern Junggar Basin | ||||
Xinjiangchelys | X. sp. | NW Junggar Basin |
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
See also
References
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