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Hekou Group

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A partial skeleton including cervical and dorsal vertebrae, ribs, a right forelimb (including a partial humerus, ulna, and radius), and one dermal plate
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A partial skeleton including the mandible, maxillary teeth, dentary teeth, cervical and dorsal vertebrae, sternal plates, ribs, and pubes
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Lockley, M.; Harris, J.D.; and Mitchell, L. 2008. "A global overview of pterosaur ichnology: tracksite distribution in space and time."
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A partial skeleton including teeth, cervical and dorsal vertebrae, a rib, the left scapulocoracoid, and the right ulna and radius
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Peng, Cuo; Murray, Alison M.; Brinkman, Donald B.; Zhang, Jiang-Yong; You, Hai-Lu (2015-03-04). "A new species of
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A partial skeleton including caudal vertebrae, a partial sacrum and ribs, and the left shoulder girdle
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Xi, D.; Wan, X.; Li, G.; Li, G. (2018). "Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China".
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gen. et sp. nov. from Gansu Province, China: the largest-toothed herbivorous dinosaur in the world"
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A partial skeleton including ribs, a left ilium, a caudal vertebra, and part of the sacral shield
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Li, Dawing; Azuma, Yoichi; Fujita, Masato; Lee, Yuong-Nam; Arakawa, Yohei (2006).
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in age. Many dinosaur fossils have been recovered from the Hekou Group, including
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A partial skeleton including cervical, dorsal, and caudal vertebrae, ribs, and a
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Li, L. G.; Li, D. Q.; You, H. L.; Dodson, P. (2014). Butler, Richard J (ed.).
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A new type of dinosaur eggs from Early Cretaceous of Gansu Province, China.
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Xie, J.-F., Zhang, S.-K., Jin, X.-S., Li, D.-Q., and Zhou, L.-Q. (2016) "
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ankylosaur, originally described as the first Asian member of the
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and dinosaurs have also been described. The group spans the
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Li, Ning; Li, Daqing; Peng, Guangzhao; You, Hailu (2024).
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Mannion, P.D.; Upchurch, P.; Jin, X.; Zheng, W. (2019).
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Yang J.-T.; You H.-L.; Li D.-Q.; Kong D.-L. (2013).
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Extensive 894: 892: 890: 843: 1112: 1045: 898: 819: 1025:[中国甘肃发现世界上最大牙齿的植食性恐龙:巨齿兰州龙(新属、新种)]. 1010: 721: 631: 583: 567: 531: 499: 446: 429:and can be subdivided into four formations. 1051: 887: 1017:You, Hailu; Ji, Qiang; Li, Daqing (2005). 864: 993: 983: 934: 924: 798: 1177:List of dinosaur bearing rock formations 1086: 951: 794: 792: 432: 1016: 1184: 789: 757:Middle–Lower subgroup; "fish quarry" 353: 325: 13: 1126:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 696:Upper member; Lanzhou-Minhe Basin 655:Upper member; Lanzhou-Minhe Basin 14: 1228: 760:Many well-preserved specimens as 579: 528:A large titanosauriform sauropod 352: 345: 324: 317: 288: 36: 1202:Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia 442: 1: 1212:Ichnofossiliferous formations 1080:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105852 782: 489:, scapulocoracoid, and femur 163:3,700 m (12,100 ft) 1197:Geologic formations of China 1147:10.1080/02724634.2014.902847 1027:Geological Bulletin of China 926:10.1371/journal.pone.0085979 801:Science China Earth Sciences 437: 236:Approximate paleocoordinates 7: 1165: 673:. Likely contemporary with 554:Upper; Lanzhou-Minhe Basin 522:Upper; Lanzhou-Minhe Basin 482:Upper; Lanzhou-Minhe Basin 407:are rare, but one oogenus, 10: 1233: 1104:(in Chinese and English). 964:Royal Society Open Science 813:10.1007/s11430-017-9262-y 564:titanosauriform sauropod 379:is a geological group in 311: 301: 283: 273: 234: 195: 190: 172: 167: 159: 148: 137: 112: 102: 23: 18: 1192:Geologic groups of Asia 1021:Lanzhousaurus magnidens 717: 1102:Vertebrata PalAsiatica 838:Vertebrata PalAsiatica 636: 572: 536: 504: 122:Hongkoucheng Formation 1217:Ooliferous formations 635: 571: 535: 503: 433:Vertebrate paleofauna 1172:List of fossil sites 1066:(in press). 105852. 762:part and counterpart 1139:2015JVPal..35E2847P 1072:2024CrRes.15805852L 1059:Cretaceous Research 985:10.1098/rsos.191057 976:2019RSOS....691057M 917:2014PLoSO...985979L 853:. B28. p. 187-198. 671:Stegosaurus stenops 361:Hekou Group (Gansu) 333:Hekou Group (China) 254: /  215: /  154:Xiangtang Formation 132:Zhujiatai Formation 127:Yanguoxia Formation 117:Huazhuang Formation 25:Stratigraphic range 832:2016-01-29 at the 637: 573: 537: 505: 34:Valanginian–Albian 780: 779: 715: 714: 577: 576: 518:H. liujiaxiaensis 401:armored dinosaurs 373: 372: 364:Show map of Gansu 336:Show map of China 1224: 1207:Cretaceous China 1159: 1158: 1116: 1110: 1109: 1099: 1090: 1084: 1083: 1049: 1043: 1042: 1014: 1008: 1007: 997: 987: 955: 949: 948: 938: 928: 896: 885: 884: 868: 862: 847: 841: 823: 817: 816: 796: 722: 692:T. jinchengensis 584: 447: 410:Polyclonoolithus 389:Early Cretaceous 365: 356: 355: 349: 337: 328: 327: 321: 294: 292: 291: 269: 268: 266: 265: 264: 259: 255: 252: 251: 250: 247: 230: 229: 227: 226: 225: 220: 216: 213: 212: 211: 208: 98: 35: 29:Early Cretaceous 16: 15: 1232: 1231: 1227: 1226: 1225: 1223: 1222: 1221: 1182: 1181: 1168: 1163: 1162: 1117: 1113: 1097: 1091: 1087: 1050: 1046: 1015: 1011: 956: 952: 897: 888: 869: 865: 848: 844: 834:Wayback Machine 824: 820: 797: 790: 785: 720: 582: 494:titanosauriform 445: 440: 435: 369: 368: 367: 366: 363: 362: 359: 358: 357: 340: 339: 338: 335: 334: 331: 330: 329: 306:Longzhong Basin 289: 287: 262: 260: 256: 253: 248: 245: 243: 241: 240: 223: 221: 217: 214: 209: 206: 204: 202: 201: 143:Minhe Formation 130: 125: 120: 97: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 46: 41: 33: 32: 12: 11: 5: 1230: 1220: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1180: 1179: 1174: 1167: 1164: 1161: 1160: 1133:(2): e902847. 1111: 1085: 1044: 1033:(9): 785–794. 1009: 950: 886: 863: 842: 818: 787: 786: 784: 781: 778: 777: 775: 765: 758: 755: 753:S. lanshoensis 750: 742: 741: 738: 735: 732: 729: 726: 719: 716: 713: 712: 710: 700: 697: 694: 689: 681: 680: 678: 665:distinct from 659: 656: 653: 647: 639: 638: 629: 628:iguanodontian 626:styracosternan 622: 619: 617: 612: 604: 603: 600: 597: 594: 591: 588: 581: 580:Ornithischians 578: 575: 574: 565: 558: 555: 552: 547: 539: 538: 529: 526: 523: 520: 515: 507: 506: 497: 490: 483: 480: 475: 467: 466: 463: 460: 457: 454: 451: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 371: 370: 360: 351: 350: 344: 343: 342: 341: 332: 323: 322: 316: 315: 314: 313: 312: 309: 308: 303: 299: 298: 285: 281: 280: 275: 271: 270: 258:34.8°N 103.1°E 238: 232: 231: 219:35.9°N 103.3°E 199: 193: 192: 188: 187: 174: 170: 169: 165: 164: 161: 157: 156: 152:Unconformity: 150: 146: 145: 141:Unconformity: 139: 135: 134: 114: 110: 109: 107:Geologic group 104: 100: 99: 92: 87: 82: 77: 72: 67: 62: 57: 52: 47: 42: 37: 21: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1229: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1169: 1156: 1152: 1148: 1144: 1140: 1136: 1132: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1115: 1108:(4): 265–277. 1107: 1103: 1096: 1089: 1081: 1077: 1073: 1069: 1065: 1061: 1060: 1055: 1048: 1040: 1036: 1032: 1028: 1024: 1022: 1013: 1005: 1001: 996: 991: 986: 981: 977: 973: 970:(8): 191057. 969: 965: 961: 954: 946: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 918: 914: 911:(1): e85979. 910: 906: 902: 895: 893: 891: 882: 878: 874: 867: 860: 856: 852: 846: 840:, 54(1):1-10. 839: 835: 831: 828: 822: 814: 810: 806: 802: 795: 793: 788: 776: 773: 770: 766: 763: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 748: 744: 743: 739: 736: 733: 730: 727: 724: 723: 711: 709: 708:Polacanthinae 705: 701: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 687: 683: 682: 679: 676: 672: 668: 664: 660: 657: 654: 651: 648: 646: 645: 641: 640: 634: 630: 627: 623: 620: 618: 616: 613: 611: 610: 609:Lanzhousaurus 606: 605: 601: 598: 595: 592: 589: 586: 585: 570: 566: 563: 559: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 545: 541: 540: 534: 530: 527: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 513: 509: 508: 502: 498: 495: 491: 488: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 473: 469: 468: 464: 461: 458: 455: 452: 449: 448: 430: 428: 424: 420: 417:belonging to 416: 415:fossil tracks 412: 411: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 348: 320: 310: 307: 304: 300: 297: 286: 282: 279: 276: 272: 267: 239: 237: 233: 228: 200: 198: 194: 189: 186: 182: 178: 175: 171: 166: 162: 158: 155: 151: 147: 144: 140: 136: 133: 128: 123: 118: 115: 111: 108: 105: 101: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 45: 40: 30: 26: 22: 17: 1130: 1124: 1120: 1114: 1105: 1101: 1088: 1063: 1057: 1047: 1030: 1026: 1020: 1012: 967: 963: 953: 908: 904: 880: 876: 866: 850: 845: 837: 821: 804: 800: 752: 745: 691: 684: 674: 670: 667:Wuerhosaurus 666: 649: 642: 615:L. magnidens 614: 607: 549: 544:Yongjinglong 542: 517: 512:Huanghetitan 510: 478:D. binglingi 477: 470: 443:Saurischians 408: 376: 374: 185:conglomerate 883:(1): 29–49. 644:Stegosaurus 562:euhelopodid 487:haemal arch 423:Valanginian 405:Fossil eggs 393:iguanodonts 377:Hekou Group 263:34.8; 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It is 249:103°06′E 210:103°18′E 191:Location 181:mudstone 149:Overlies 1135:Bibcode 1121:Sinamia 1068:Bibcode 995:6731702 972:Bibcode 936:3906019 913:Bibcode 747:Sinamia 740:Images 731:Region 602:Images 593:Region 465:Images 456:Region 284:Country 246:34°48′N 207:35°54′N 173:Primary 1153:  1037:  1002:  992:  943:  933:  857:  737:Notes 725:Genus 599:Notes 587:Genus 462:Notes 450:Genus 427:Albian 399:, and 302:Extent 293:  274:Region 1098:(PDF) 774:fish 385:China 381:Gansu 296:China 278:Gansu 1151:ISSN 1035:ISSN 1000:PMID 941:PMID 855:ISSN 718:Fish 669:and 652:sp. 375:The 103:Type 39:PreꞒ 1143:doi 1076:doi 1064:158 990:PMC 980:doi 931:PMC 921:doi 809:doi 425:to 1188:: 1149:. 1141:. 1131:35 1129:. 1106:51 1100:. 1074:. 1062:. 1056:. 1031:24 1029:. 998:. 988:. 978:. 966:. 962:. 939:. 929:. 919:. 907:. 903:. 889:^ 881:22 879:. 875:. 836:" 805:61 803:. 791:^ 767:A 702:A 677:. 661:A 650:S. 560:A 403:. 183:, 179:, 89:Pg 31:, 27:: 1157:. 1145:: 1137:: 1082:. 1078:: 1070:: 1041:. 1019:" 1006:. 982:: 974:: 968:6 947:. 923:: 915:: 909:9 861:. 815:. 811:: 129:, 124:, 119:, 94:N 84:K 79:J 74:T 69:P 64:C 59:D 54:S 49:O 44:Ꞓ

Index

Stratigraphic range
Early Cretaceous
PreꞒ

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Geologic group
Huazhuang Formation
Hongkoucheng Formation
Yanguoxia Formation
Zhujiatai Formation
Minhe Formation
Xiangtang Formation
Sandstone
mudstone
conglomerate
Coordinates
35°54′N 103°18′E / 35.9°N 103.3°E / 35.9; 103.3
Approximate paleocoordinates
34°48′N 103°06′E / 34.8°N 103.1°E / 34.8; 103.1
Gansu
China

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