Minhe Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous,[1]
TypeGeological formation
OverliesUnconformity: Hekou Group
Lithology
PrimaryRed or variegated clastic rock
Location
RegionGansu, Inner Mongolia
Country China

The Minhe Formation (simplified Chinese: 民和组; traditional Chinese: 民和組; pinyin: Mínhé Zǔ) is a geological formation in northwestern China, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous period.

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs

A tyrannosaur tooth with a split carina has been recovered from the Minhe Formation in China.[3]

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.
Dinosaurs reported from the Minhe Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images

Heishansaurus[4]

H. pachycephalus[4]

"Badly preserved cranial and postcranial fragments."[5]
Protoceratops
Velociraptor

Microceratus[4]

M. gobiensis[4]

"Teeth, fragmentary jaws and postcrania."[6]

M. sulcidens[4]

"Tooth."[6]

Peishansaurus[4]

P. philemys[4]

"Very fragmentary jaw with [one] tooth."[7]

Protoceratops[8]

P. andrewsi[8]

Troodon[9]

T. bexelli[9]

Inner Mongolia[9]

Reclassified as a new genus of pachycephalosaur,Sinocephale and reidentified as provenant from the Ulansuhai Formation

Velociraptor[10]

V. mongoliensis[10]
  • Inner Mongolia[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Xi, D.; Wan, X.; Li, G.; Li, G. (2018). "Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China". Science China Earth Sciences. 61: 1–31. doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9262-y.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Tyrannosauridae," in Molnar (2001); page 347.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "3.3 Gansu, People's Republic of China; 1. Minhe Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 598.
  5. ↑ "Table 21.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 466.
  6. 1 2 "Table 22.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 480.
  7. ↑ "Table 17.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 368.
  8. 1 2 "3.3 Gansu, People's Republic of China; 1. Minhe Formation" and "3.3 Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, People's Republic of China; 3. Minhe Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 598-599.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "3.3 Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, People's Republic of China; 3. Minhe Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 598-599.
  10. 1 2 Listed as "cf. Velociraptor mongoliensis" in "3.3 Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, People's Republic of China; 3. Minhe Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 598-599.

Bibliography

  • Molnar, R. E., 2001, Theropod paleopathology: a literature survey: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, p. 337-363.
  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.


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