Hantong Formation
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The Hantong Formation is a geological formation in Asia whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Late Jurassic
The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.2 ± 4.0 to 145.5 ± 4.0 million years ago , which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata. In European lithostratigraphy, the name "Malm" indicates rocks of Late Jurassic age...
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
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Mamenchisaurus Mamenchisaurus Mamenchisaurus was a plant-eating four-legged dinosaur, known for its remarkably long neck which made up half its total length. It is known from numerous species which ranged in time from 160 to 145 million years ago, from the Oxfordian to Tithonian ages of the late Jurassic Period of... |
M. constructus |
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