The Jinhua Formation () is a geological formation in Zhejiang, China, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous period (Turonian to Coniacian). It was initially believed to be Early Cretaceous (late Albian) in age.Feng Tang, Xi-Min Kang, Xing-Sheng Jin, Feng Wei, Wei-Tang Wu (2001) "A New Sauropod Dinosaur of Cretaceous From Jiangshan, Zhejiang Province" in: Vertebrata PalAsiatica. Bd. 39, Nr. 4, pp. 272–281.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.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. .
Fossil content
Dinosaurs
Sauropods Sauropods of the Jinhua Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Dongyangosaurus D. sinensis Zhejiang Province, China Turonian to Coniacian Partial postcranial skeleton. A titanosaurian sauropod Jiangshanosaurus"Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 269. J. lixianensis Zhjiang Province, China Turonian and Coniacian Partial postcranial skeleton. A titanosauriform sauropod
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
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