Nanchao Formation
| Nanchao Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°30′N 112°24′E / 32.5°N 112.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 30°48′N 102°24′E / 30.8°N 102.4°E |
| Region | Henan |
| Country | China |
| Extent | Nanyang Valley, Lingbao Basin |
The Nanchao Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in China. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation. Embryos of therizinosaurs are known from the formation