| Shengjinkou Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous, ~ | |
 Two outcrops of the Shengjinkou Formation where the footprints of Pteraichnus wuerhoensis have been discovered. Photographed before 2021. | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Tugulu Group |
| Underlies | Lianmuqin Formation |
| Overlies | Kalaza Formation |
| 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 Uygur Autonomous Region |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Junggar Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Xia Gongjun |
| Year defined | 1956 |
  Shengjinkou Formation (Dzungaria) | |
The Shengjinkou Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Aptian)-aged Konservat-Lagerstätte composed of "interbedded red green and yellow variegated mudstones and siltstones" that is part of the larger Tugulu Group of China.[1][2] Dinosaur[3] and pterosaur remains have been recovered from the formation.[4][5]
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- ^ Lucas, S.G. (2001). Chinese Fossil Vertebrates. Columbia University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780231084833. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
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