| Lianmuqin Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Tugulu Group |
| Underlies | Donggou & Kumutake Formations |
| Overlies | Shengjinkou Formation |
| Thickness | 213–360 m (699–1,181 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°00′N 85°48′E / 46.0°N 85.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°00′N 81°54′E / 45.0°N 81.9°E |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Junggar Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Lianmuqin |
  Lianmuqin Formation (Dzungaria) | |
The Lianmuqin Formation,[2] also transcribed as Lianmugin Formation,[3] and Lianmuxin Formation,[4] is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation composed of "interbedded red green and yellow variegated mudstones and siltstones".[5][6] Dinosaur remains have been recovered from it.[7]
The formation is named after Lianmuqin Town in Shanshan County, Xinjiang.
- ^ Alexander O. Averianov; Stepan V. Ivantsov; Sergey V. Leshchinskiy; Pavel P.Skutschas (12 April 2022). "First pterosaur bone from the Lower Cretaceous of Siberia, Russia". Cretaceous Research. 135: 105230. Bibcode:2022CrRes.13705230A. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105230. S2CID 248136173. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Re: Kelmayisaurus a carcharodontosaurid". dml.cmnh.org. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ^ Lianmugin Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ I. G. Danilov, J. F. Parham (2007). "The type series of "Sinemys" wuerhoensis, a problematic turtle from the Lower Cretaceous of China, includes at least three taxa". Palaeontology. 50 (2): 431. Bibcode:2007Palgy..50..431D. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00632.x.
- ^ Lucas, Spencer G, Chinese Fossil vertebrates, Pp. 158-159, New York, Columbia University Press, ISBN 0-231-08483-8.
- ^ Lucas, S.G. (2001). Chinese Fossil Vertebrates. Columbia University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780231084833. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607