Minhe Formation

The Minhe Formation (simplified Chinese: 民和组; traditional Chinese: 民和組; pinyin: Mínhé Zǔ) is a geological formation in northwestern China, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous period.

Minhe Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous,[1] Campanian–Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Overlies	Unconformity: Hekou Group
Lithology
Primary	Red or variegated clastic rock
Location
Region	Gansu, Inner Mongolia
Country	China

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs

A tyrannosaur tooth with a split carina has been recovered from the Minhe Formation in China.^[3]

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Dinosaurs reported from the Minhe Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Heishansaurus[4]	H. pachycephalus[4]	Gansu[4]		"Badly preserved cranial and postcranial fragments."[5]		Protoceratops Velociraptor
Microceratus[4]	M. gobiensis[4]	Gansu[4]		"Teeth, fragmentary jaws and postcrania."[6]
	M. sulcidens[4]	Gansu[4]		"Tooth."[6]
Peishansaurus[4]	P. philemys[4]	Gansu[4]		"Very fragmentary jaw with [one] tooth."[7]
Protoceratops[8]	P. andrewsi[8]	Gansu[4] Inner Mongolia[9]
Troodon[9]	T. bexelli[9]	Inner Mongolia[9]			Reclassified as a new genus of pachycephalosaur,Sinocephale and reidentified as provenant from the Ulansuhai Formation
Velociraptor[10]	V. mongoliensis[10]	Inner Mongolia[9]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Paleontology portal
• Dinosaurs portal

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations