66Fossil sites
Jiufotang Formation
Jiufotang Formation in China: 66 fossil sites. Typical age: 121–113 million years (Cretaceous).
66Fossil sites
120Finds
121–113 million yearsTypical age
CretaceousMain period
Where its fossils were found
Cretaceous
By geological period
Cretaceous66
What was found
Dinosaurs · 92Microraptor, Psittacosaurus, Yanornis, Cathayornis, Longipteryx, Dapingfangornis, Zhouornis, Bohaiornis, Grallator, Yixianornis, Pengornis, Huoshanornis, Xiangornis, Piscivorenantiornis, Neimengornis, Archaeovolans
Pterosaurs · 28Sinopterus, Huaxiapterus, Nurhachius, Chaoyangopterus, Ikrandraco, Hongshanopterus, Nemicolopterus, Feilongus, Longchengpterus, Liaoxipterus, Liaoningopterus, Eoazhdarcho, Shenzhoupterus, Jidapterus, Vesperopterylus, Linlongopterus
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
MeileyingziFossil sites: 5
ChaoyangFossil sites: 5
DapingfangFossil sites: 4
XiahetaoFossil sites: 4
BoluochiFossil sites: 3
XiasanjiazicunFossil sites: 2
YaolugouFossil sites: 2
QingheziFossil sites: 2
LianheFossil sites: 2
LamadongFossil sites: 2
BadixiaFossil sites: 2
Kundu YingzicunFossil sites: 1
BadaohaoFossil sites: 1
XigouFossil sites: 1
QianyangFossil sites: 1
DongguancunFossil sites: 1
Xuanjia DagouFossil sites: 1
QidaoquanziFossil sites: 1
Other formations of the same period
Cretaceous
Yixian Formation 214Langshan Formation 44Laiyang Formation 35Jiaozhou Formation 32Pingling Formation 30Iren Dabasu Formation 30Jiaguan Formation 23Zhoutian Formation 23Tuchengzi Formation 21Bayan Mandahu Formation 21Zhutian Formation 21Tianjialou Formation 20Zhaoying Formation 19Zhonggou Formation 17Xiagou Formation 17Chichengshan Formation 17Yuanpu Formation 16Gaogou Formation 16Jingangkou Formation 15Jianchuan Formation 14Dabeigou Formation 14Hutubihe Formation 14Huachi-Huanhe Formation 13Lengshuiwu Formation 11