Advances of the studies on Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna from Luanchuan in Henan Province

WEI Xuefang; XIA Mengli; XU Li; YANG Lili; ZHANG Jiming; SHI Baoshan; WAN Xiaoqiao

2021 Vol. 40, No. 7

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WEI Xuefang, XIA Mengli, XU Li, YANG Lili, ZHANG Jiming, SHI Baoshan, WAN Xiaoqiao. Advances of the studies on Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna from Luanchuan in Henan Province[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2021, 40(7): 1178-1188.

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WEI Xuefang, XIA Mengli, XU Li, YANG Lili, ZHANG Jiming, SHI Baoshan, WAN Xiaoqiao. Advances of the studies on Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna from Luanchuan in Henan Province[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2021, 40(7): 1178-1188.

Advances of the studies on Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna from Luanchuan in Henan Province

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Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Cores and Samples Centre of Natural Resources, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100192, China
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Henan Natural History Museum, Zhengzhou 450016, Henan, China
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Forestry Bureau of Xichuan County, Nanyang 474450, Henan, China

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Corresponding author: XIA Mengli, menglixia666@163.com

Received Date: 09 October 2020

Revised Date: 24 May 2021

Publish Date: 15 July 2021

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Vertebrate fossils from the Luanchuan area in Henan Province, dominated by small theropods, are mainly from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation(Campanian). Most of the fossil sites are distributed within 2 km in the northern margin of Tantou Basin, and the transport distance is not far. Vertebrate assemblage includes at least 8 dinosaurs(with 6 named dinosaurs), 2 lizards, 2 mammals and abundant dinosaur eggs/eggshells, and it represents a distinct Late Cretaceous fauna named as "Luanchuan Fauna". Luanchuan Fauna is similar to those of the Late Cretaceous dinosaur faunae from the Ganzhou Basin and Nemegt Basin, which are all represented by theropod dinosaurs along with other vertebrate animals. Luanchuan Fauna is of great significance for understanding the ecological features of the Late Cretaceous dinosaur faunae in East Asia, the dinosaur evolution and diversity, and the impact of environment changes on the dinosaur migration and extinction.
- Late Cretaceous /
- Qiupa Formation /
- Luanchuan /
- theropods /
- vertebrate assemblage

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