Qiupa Formation
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| Qiupa Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous |
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| Type | Geological formation |
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| Region | Henan Province, China |
The Qiupa Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in Henan Province, central China. It is rich in dinosaur eggs and bones, such as undescribed skeletons of an oviraptorid, troodontid, ankylosaurid, ornithopod and ornithomimid.[1]
Paleobiota
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Theropods
| Taxon | Member | Material | Notes | Images |
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| Qiupalong henanensis | An ornithomimid.[2] | |||
| Luanchuanraptor henanensis | A dromaeosaurid.[3] | |||
| "Tyrannosaurus" luanchuanensis | A tyrannosaurid.[4] | |||
| Yulong mini | A derived oviraptorid.[5] |
References
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- ↑ Z. Dong. 1979. Cretaceous dinosaurs of Hunan, China. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Red Beds of South China: Selected Papers from the "Cretaceous-Tertiary Workshop", Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology & Nanjing Institute of Paleontology (eds.), Science Press, Nanxiong, China 342-350
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