Shanyang Formation

Shanyang Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionAsia

The Shanyang Formation (simplified Chinese: 山阳组; traditional Chinese: 山陽組; pinyin: Shānyáng Zǔ) is a geological formation in Shaanxi whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

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