Shishugou Formation

Shishugou Formation
Shishugou Formation
Type	Geological formation
Age	Upper Jurassic
Lithology
Location
Country	China

The Shishugou Formation is a geological formation in Xinjiang, China, whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic period. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Fauna[]

Ornithischians[]

Undescribed stegosaur is present in the Wucaiwan member.^[2] Undescribed ornithopod is present in the Wucaiwan member.^[2] Undescribed ankylosaurs present in both upper Shishugou and Wucaiwan members.^[1]

Ornithischians of the Shishugou Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Notes	Images
"Eugongbusaurus"	"Eugongbusaurus wucaiwanensis"				Undescribed ornithopod, previously classified as Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis^[1]	File:Yinlong.jpg Yinlong
Jiangjunosaurus	Jiangjunosaurus junggarensis
Yinlong	Yinlong downsi

Pterosaur[]

Pterosaurs of the Shishugou Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Notes	Images
Sericipterus	Sericipterus wucaiwanensis				Sericipterus

Sauropods[]

Sauropods reported from the Shishugou Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Bellusaurus	Bellusaurus sui		Wucaiwan member		A sauropod, geographically located in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China.^[2]	Bellusaurus Mamenchisaurus
Klamelisaurus	Klamelisaurus gobiensis		Wucaiwan member		A sauropod, geographically located in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China.^[2]
Mamenchisaurus	Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum			"Partial skull and skeleton."^[3]	A sauropod.^[1]
Tienshanosaurus	Tienshanosaurus chitaiensis			"Partial postcranial skeleton."^[4]	A sauropod.^[1]

Theropods[]

Undescribed ornithomimosaur.^[1] Indeterminate tetanuran remains.^[1]

Theropods of the Shishugou Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Notes	Images
Aorun	A. zhaoi		Wucaiwan member		Monolophosaurus
Guanlong	Guanlong wucaii
Haplocheirus	Haplocheirus sollers
Limusaurus	Limusaurus inextricabilis
Monolophosaurus	Monolophosaurus jiangi		Wucaiwan member		A tetanuran, geographically located in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China.^[2]
Sinraptor	Sinraptor dongi				An allosauroid.^[1]
Zuolong	Zuolong salleei

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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^ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 262.
^ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 271.

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[latejurassicdistribution-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.

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[table-13-1-262-3] "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 262.

[table-13-1-271-4] "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 271.

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