List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils

This is a list of stratigraphic units dinosaur trace fossils have been recovered from. Although Dinosauria is a clade which includes the descendant taxon Aves (modern birds), this article covers only stratigraphic units containing Mesozoic forms. Units listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group).

1 Coprolites
2 Eggs or nests
3 Tracks
4 See also
5 Footnotes
6 References

Coprolites

Name	Age	Location	Description
Aguja Formation^[1]	084 !Campanian^[1]	Mexico^[2] USA^[1]	Description
Blesa Formation^[3]		[[\|]]	Description
Cerroa del Pueblo Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Dinosaur Park Formation^[5]	075 !Late Campanian^[5]	Canada	Description
Frenchman Formation^[6]	067 !Late Maastrichtian^[6]	Canada^[6]	Description
Portland Formation^[7]	190 !Pliensbachian to Toarcian^[7]	USA^[7]	Description
Sânpetru Formation^[8]	067 !Late Maastrichtian^[8]	Romania^[8]	Description
Wealden Group^[4]		UK	Description
Whitemud Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description

Eggs or nests

Name	Age	Location	Description
Allen Formation^[9]	079 !Middle Campanian^[9]	Argentina^[9]	Description
Allison Formation^[10]		[[\|]]	Description
Anacleto Formation		Argentina	Description
Angostura Colorada Formation^[11]		[[\|]]	Description
Ankarafantsika Formation^[12]		[[\|]]	Description
Aréen Formation^[13]		[[\|]]	Description
Asencio Formation^[14]		[[\|]]	Description
Bagua Formation^[15]		[[\|]]	Description
Bajo de la Carpa Formation		Argentina	Description
Barun Goyot Formation^[16]	079 !Middle Campanian (?)^[16]	Mongolia	has a few alternate spellings
Bayan Shireh Formation^[17]	100 !Cenomanian to 086 !Santonian^[17]	Mongolia	has many alternate spellings
Blesa Formation^[3]		[[\|]]	Description
Calizus de Lychnus Formation^[18]		[[\|]]	Description
Camadas de Alcobaça^[19]	156 !Kimmeridgian^[19]	Portugal	Description
Camadas de Guimarota^[20]		[[\|]]	Description
Camadas de Montejunto^[21]		[[\|]]	Description
Camarillas Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Castellar Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Morrison Formation	Time	USA	Description
Cedar Mountain Formation^[22]	130 !Barremian to 100 !basal Cenomanian	USA	Description
Colorado Formation^[23]		[[\|]]	Description
Dakota Formation^[24]		USA	Description
Dinosaur Park Formation^[5]	075 !Late Campanian^[5]	Canada	Description
Djadochta Formation^[25]	079 !Middle Campanian^[25]	Mongolia	has many alternate spellings
Doshuul Formation^[26]		[[\|]]	Description
El Gallo Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Fruitland Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Gaogou Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Gres d'Alet Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Hasandong Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Ialovachsk Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Intertrappean Beds^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Iren Dabasu Formation^[27]	084 !?Campanian^[27]	China^[27]	Description
Jindong Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Kaiparowits Formation^[28]	075 !Late Campanian^[28]	USA^[28]	Description
Kallanakurichi Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Khodzhaosmansk Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Kitadani Formation^[29]	125 !Aptian to 112 !Albian^[29]	Japan^[29]	Description
Laguna Colorada Formation^[30]	217 !?Norian^[30]	Argentina^[30]	Description
Lameta Formation^[31]		India	Description
Los Alamitos Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Los Blanquitos Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Manrakskaya Svita^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Marilia Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Marnes rouges de Roquelongue Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Marilia Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Mayiacun Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Meeteetse Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Mercedes Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Mooreville Chalk Formation^[32]	071 !Early Maastrichtian^[32]	USA^[32]	Description
Morrison Formation^[33]	Time	USA	Description
Nanchao Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Nichkesaisk Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Oxford Clay^[34]	165 !Callovian^[34]	UK^[34]	Description
Patcham Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Purbeck Beds^[35]	145 !Berriasian^[35]	UK^[35]	Description
Quantou Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Quxian Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Rio Colorado Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Sainshand Svita^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
St. Mary River Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Sangping Formation^[4]			Description
Seonso Conglomerate Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Shanyang Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Sigou Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Solnhofen limestone^[36]	156 !Kimmeridgian^[36]	Germany^[36]	Description
Stonesfield Slate^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Subashi Formation^[4]			Description
Takli Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Tangshang Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Tendaguru Formation^[37]	156 !Kimmeridgian^[37]	Tanzania^[37]	Description
Thomas Fork Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Tremp Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Two Medicine Formation^[38]	084 !?Late Santonian to 075 !Late Campanian^[38]	USA^[38]	Description
Villalba de la Sierra Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Vilquechico Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Wahweap Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Wangshi Group^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Wayan Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Wessex Formation^[39]	130 !Barremian^[39]	UK^[39]	Description
Willow Creek Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Yixian Formation^[40]	130 !Barremian^[40]	China^[40]	Description
Yuanpu Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Zhaoyin Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description
Zoumagang Formation^[4]		[[\|]]	Description

Tracks

Main article: List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur tracks

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ ^a ^b "Blesa Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 561.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az "Example Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 588.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dinosaur Park Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576-78.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Frenchman Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 578.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Portland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sânpetru Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 592-593.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Late Cretaceous; South America; Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; Allen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 604.
^ "Allison Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 577.
^ "Angostura Colorada Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603.
^ "Ankarafantsika Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 605.
^ "Aréen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 591.
^ "Asencio Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 601.
^ "Bagua Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 600.
^ ^a ^b "Barun Goyot Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 595-597.
^ ^a ^b "Bayan Shireh Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-597.
^ "Calizus de Lychnus Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 591.
^ ^a ^b "Camadas de Alcobaça." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548-549.
^ "Camadas de Guimarota." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548.
^ "Camadas de Montejunto." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548.
^ "Cedar Mountain Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 554, 579.
^ "Colorado Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 604.
^ "Dakota Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 554, 579.
^ ^a ^b "Djadochta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-98.
^ "Doshuul Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 564.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Iren Dabasu Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kaiparowits Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 579-80.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kitadani Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 570.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Laguna Colorada Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 528.
^ "Lameta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 595.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mooreville Chalk Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 587.
^ "Morrison Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 543-545.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oxford Clay Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 539-540.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Purbeck Beds Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 558.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Solnhofen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 549.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tendaguru Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 552.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Two Medicine Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 582-583.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wessex Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 558-559.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Yixian Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 566-567.

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.

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