List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
This is a list of stratigraphic units dinosaur body fossils have been recovered from. Although Dinosauria is a clade which includes modern birds, this article covers only Mesozoic stratigraphic units. Units listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group).
By diversity
Here the units are sorted by the number of genera that have been reported as being represented in their respective fossil yields. Since the creation or synonymy of genera can be subjective, the sorting of the units can only roughly approximate their known paleobiodiversities.
>20
Name | Age | Location | Description |
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Late Turonian to Coniacian[1] |
Description | ||
Barremian to basal Cenomanian |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Middle Campanian[4] |
has many alternate spellings | ||
Norian to Sinemurian | Description | ||
Late Maastrichtian[6] |
Description | ||
Early Maastrichtian[7] |
Description | ||
Aptian[8] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Late Maastrichtian[10] |
Description | ||
Kimmeridgian to Early Tithonian | Description | ||
Early Maastrichtian[12] |
has a few alternate spellings | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Barremian[15] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
11-20
Name | Age | Location | Description |
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Description | |||
Middle Campanian (?)[19] |
has a few alternate spellings | ||
Cenomanian to Santonian[20] |
has many alternate spellings | ||
Late Maastrichtian[21] |
Description | ||
Late Berriasian to Valanginian[22] |
Description | ||
?Campanian[23] |
Description | ||
Kimmeridgian to Late Tithonian[24] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Late Maastrichtian | Description | ||
Late Maastrichtian[28] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Callovian[31] |
Description | ||
Late Maastrichtian[32] |
Description | ||
Kimmeridgian[33] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Middle Campanian |
Description | ||
Campanian |
Description | ||
6-10
Name | Age | Location | Description |
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Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Cenomanian to Coniacian[44] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Kimmeridgian[47] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Sinemurian[51] |
Description | ||
Late Aptian[52] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Late Aptian[54] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Campanian[57] |
Description | ||
Early Maastrichtian[58] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Carnian[60] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Campanian[64] |
Description | ||
Early Campanian[65] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Coniacian to Early Campanian[67] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Late Maastrichtian[70] |
Description | ||
Middle Norian[71] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
Description | |||
Description | |||
1-5
Indeterminate
This list include stratigraphic units that have produced dinosaur remains, although none of these remains have been referred to a specific genus.
By preservation
Bone beds and mass graves
Name | Age | Location | Description |
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Jurassic | Description | ||
Lagerstatten
Name | Age | Location | Description |
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Kimmeridgian[75] |
Description | ||
Description | |||
See also
Footnotes
- 1 2 "Bissekty Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 594.
- ↑ "Cedar Mountain Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 554, 579.
- 1 2 3 "Dinosaur Park Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576-78.
- 1 2 3 4 "Djadochta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-98.
- 1 2 3 "Elliot Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 528-529, 536.
- 1 2 3 "Hell Creek Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 584-586.
- 1 2 3 "Horseshoe Canyon Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 577.
- 1 2 3 "Jiufotang Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 565-66.
- 1 2 3 "Judith River Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 583.
- 1 2 3 "Lance Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 585-586.
- 1 2 3 "Morrison Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 543-545.
- 1 2 3 "Nemegt Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-597.
- 1 2 "Shaximiao Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 542, 550-1.
- 1 2 3 "Two Medicine Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 582-583.
- 1 2 3 "Wessex Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 558-559.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Yixian Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 566-567.
- 1 2 3 "Late Cretaceous; North America; Texas; Aguja Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pp. 581-582.
- ↑ "Late Cretaceous; North America; Estado de Chihuahua, Mexico; Aguja Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 588.
- 1 2 "Barun Goyot Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 595-597.
- 1 2 "Bayan Shireh Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-597.
- 1 2 3 "Frenchman Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 578.
- 1 2 3 "Hastings Beds Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 559.
- 1 2 3 "Iren Dabasu Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598.
- 1 2 3 "Kimmeridge Clay Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 546.
- 1 2 "Lower Kirtland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 580.
- 1 2 "Upper Kirtland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 580-581.
- ↑ "Lameta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 595.
- 1 2 3 "Laramie Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 581.
- 1 2 "Lower Lufeng Series Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 534.
- 1 2 3 "Oldman Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576.
- 1 2 3 "Oxford Clay Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 539-540.
- 1 2 3 "Scollard Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 578.
- 1 2 3 "Tendaguru Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 552.
- 1 2 3 "Xinminbao Group Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 567.
- 1 2 "Ferris Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 585.
- 1 2 "Fruitland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 580.
- 1 2 "Rio Colorado Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603-4.
- 1 2 3 "Late Cretaceous; South America; Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; Allen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 604.
- ↑ "Almond Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 584.
- 1 2 3 "Early Cretaceous; North America; "Texas" and "Oklahoma;" Antlers Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 555.
- ↑ "Aréen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 591.
- 1 2 "Early Cretaceous; North America; "Maryland" and "Washington, D.C.;" Arundel Clay)." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 556.
- ↑ "Baharija Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 605.
- 1 2 "Bajo Barreal Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 602.
- ↑ "Bauxite of Cornet." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 562.
- ↑ "Calizas de La Huergina Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 561-62.
- 1 2 "Camadas de Alcobaça." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548-549.
- ↑ "Camadas de Guimarota." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548.
- ↑ "Castellar Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 560-1.
- ↑ "Chipping Norton Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 538,540.
- 1 2 "Clarens Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 536.
- 1 2 "Cloverly Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 556.
- 1 2 "Denver Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 581.
- 1 2 3 "Elrhaz Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 572.
- ↑ "Foremost Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576.
- ↑ "Forest Marble Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 538-40.
- 1 2 3 "Gosau Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 592.
- 1 2 3 "Gres a reptiles Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 589-90.
- ↑ "Hornerstown Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 586.
- 1 2 3 "Ischigualasto Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 528.
- 1 2 3 "Kaiparowits Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 579-80.
- ↑ "Knollenmergel Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 524.
- ↑ "Lecho Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603.
- 1 2 3 "Maevarano Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 605.
- 1 2 "Milk River Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576.
- ↑ "Minhe Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598-9.
- 1 2 3 "Niobrara Chalk Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 582,586.
- ↑ "Prince Creek Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 587.
- ↑ "Rio Neuquen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603.
- 1 2 3 "Sânpetru Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 592-593.
- 1 2 3 "Stubensandstein Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 524.
- 1 2 3 "Tugulu Group Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 567.
- ↑ "Unidade Bombarral." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548-9.
- ↑ "Wangshi Group." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598, 600.
- 1 2 "Solnhofen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 549.
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.