6Fossil sites
Houcheng Formation
Houcheng Formation in China: 6 fossil sites. Typical age: 165–155 million years (Cretaceous, Jurassic).
6Fossil sites
9Finds
165–155 million yearsTypical age
CretaceousMain period
Where its fossils were found
CretaceousJurassic
By geological period
Cretaceous3
Jurassic3
What was found
Dinosaurs · 9Grallator, Velociraptorichnus, Eubrontes, Therangospodus
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
Other formations of the same period
Cretaceous
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