The Naobaogou Formation is a geological formation in the Daqing Mountains of China. It is likely of Lopingian (Late Permian) age. It consists of three rhythms of sediment, labeled members I-III primarily of purple siltstone, but each with a thick basal conglomerate bed. It is notable for its fossil content, producing one of the most diverse Late Permian vertebrate faunas outside Russia and South Africa.[1]
Five additional morphotypes in addition to Daqingshanodon and Turfanodon, two of which are closely related to the former taxon and three or four related to Jimusaria.[3][4]
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^Yi, Jian; Liu, Jun (2025-06-04). "The tetrapod fauna of the upper Permian Naobaogou Formation of China: a new mid‐sized pareiasaur Yinshanosaurus angustus and its implications for the phylogenetic relationships of pareiasaurs". Papers in Palaeontology. 11 (3). doi:10.1002/spp2.70020. ISSN2056-2799.
^Liu, J.; Chen, J. (2021). "The tetrapod fauna of the upper Permian Naobaogou Formation of China: 7. Laosuchus hun sp. nov. (Chroniosuchia) and interrelationships of chroniosuchians". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (24): 2043–2058. doi:10.1080/14772019.2021.1873435. S2CID232116225.