| Fangyan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Chaochuan Formation and Moshishau Group |
| Overlies | Guantou Formation and Zhaochuan Formation |
| Thickness | up to 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Country |  China |
The Fangyan Formation is a geologic formation in China (Dongyang). It is made up of mainly conglomerates. It preserves dinosaur fossils dating back to the Late Cretaceous.[1]
- ^ Upchurch, Paul; Barrett, Paul M.; Dodson, Peter (2004). Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (eds.). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-24209-8.