Ermaying Formation
Type | Geological formation |
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Thickness | Up to 600 m |
Location | |
Coordinates | 37°26′15″N 110°39′06″E / 37.43750°N 110.65167°ECoordinates: 37°26′15″N 110°39′06″E / 37.43750°N 110.65167°E |
Region | Shaanxi |
Country | China |
The Ermaying Formation is a sedimentary succession of Anisian (Middle Triassic) age. It is found in the Shaanxi Province of China.[1] It is composed of an up to 600 m thick sequence of mudstone and sandstone.[2] It is famous for its fossils of tetrapods.[2]
Fossils
Notable fossils include the genera Fenhosuchus, Eumetabolodon, Halazhaisuchus, Guchengosuchus, Neoprocolophon, Ordosiodon, Wangisuchus and Shansisuchus.
References
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