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Daye Group

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Daye Group
TypeGeological formation

The Daye Group is a geological formation in China. It dates back to the Hettangian-Pliensbachian[1] and it preserves dinosaur fossils, although none can be referred to the genus level.

Vertebrate fauna

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Dinosaurs of the Daye Group
Taxa Presence Notes Images

Genus:

  1. L. changduensis[1]
  1. Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]
Lufengosaurus
Lufengosaurus

Genus:

  1. Unnamed prosauropod.[1]
  1. Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]

Genus:

  1. Unnamed sauropod.[1]
  1. Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]
Genus:
  1. Unnamed theropod
  1. Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]
  1. Informally known as "Prodeinodon tibetensis".[2][3]
  2. Known from a single vertebra.

Genus:

  1. Possible unnamed thyreophoran.[1]
  1. Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 534–535. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ L. Ye, Y. Hao, H. Qi, Y. Li, and X. Zhao. 1986. [The southern Xinjiang–the Qinghui, Xizang region]. Ching-kuo Ti Pao o Hsi [The Cretaceous System of China. The Stratigraphy of China] 12:193-204
  3. ^ "Prodeinodon mongoliensis, P. kwangshiensis, "P. tibetensis"". A Dinosaur a Day. Retrieved 24 April 2020.