| Nanchao Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°30′N 112°24′E / 32.5°N 112.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 30°48′N 102°24′E / 30.8°N 102.4°E |
| Region | Henan |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Nanyang Valley, Lingbao Basin |
  Nanchao Formation (China)  Nanchao Formation (Henan) | |
The Nanchao Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in China. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] Embryos of therizinosaurs are known from the formation[2]
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Kundrát, Martin; Cruickshank, Arthur R. I.; Manning, Terry W.; Nudds, John (2007-10-29). "Embryos of therizinosauroid theropods from the Upper Cretaceous of China: diagnosis and analysis of ossification patterns: Therizinosauroid embryos from China". Acta Zoologica. 89 (3): 231–251. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00311.x.