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Lura Formation

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Lura Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous,
~120–100 Ma
TypeGeological formation
OverliesLoe-ein Formation
Location
RegionAsia
Country China

The Lura Formation is a geological formation in western China, which outcrops in Tibet, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ "Table 16.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 345.