Hutubihe Formation

Hutuhibe Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous,
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofTugulu Group
UnderliesShengjinkou Formation
OverliesQingshuihe Formation
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone, sandstone, breccia
Location
RegionXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
CountryChina
ExtentJunggar Basin

The Hutuhbihe Formation, also known as the Hutubei Formation, is an Early Cretaceous fossil formation that is part of the larger Tugulu Group in Xinjiang, China. Pollen and clam shrimp assemblages present in the formation indicate a Valanginian age. Body fossils of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, crocodylomorphs, and plesiosaurs have been recovered from the formation, alongside hundreds of fossil trackways.

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