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Sigou Formation

The Sigou Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in China. Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation, including Dictyoolithus.

Last revised
Aug 14, 2026
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Length
115 w
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Source
Sigou Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
OverliesMajiacun Formation
Location
RegionHenan, Hubei
CountryChina
ExtentXixia Basin

The Sigou Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in China. Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation,1 including Dictyoolithus.2

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Footnotes

Footnotes

  1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. Z.-K. Zhao. (1994) "Dinosaur eggs in China:On the structure and evolution of eggshells." In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Cambridge. pp. 184-203.
References

References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.