El Gallo Formation
| El Gallo Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
The El Gallo Formation is a geological formation in Mexico whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Crurotarsans
| Crurotarsans of the El Gallo Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Abundance | Notes | |
Dinosaurs
Dinosaur eggs are known from the formation.[3] Alexornis antecedens actually comes from the La Bocana Roja Formation.
| Dinosaurs of the El Gallo Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Abundance | Notes | Images |
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Ankylosauridae[4] |
Indeterminate[4] |
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L. laticaudus[5] |
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M. laticaudus |
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Indeterminate[6] |
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T. formosus[6] |
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Lepidosaurs
| Lepidosaurs of the El Gallo Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Abundance | Notes | |
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Paraglyphanodon[7] |
Indeterminate[7] |
Probably a juvenile Polyglyphanodon.[3] | ||||
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Polyglyphanodon[3] |
P. bajaensis[3] |
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Mammals
| Mammals of the El Gallo Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | |
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M. formosa[8] |
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Pediomys[3] |
Indeterminate[3] |
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Indeterminate[7] |
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- ↑ "El Gallo Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 587-8.
- ↑ "Appendix: Summary of the Mesozoic Reptilian Fossils of California," in Hilton (2003) p. 277
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "El Gallo Formation, Baja California Del Norte, Mexico," in Sullivan and Lucas (2006). Page 16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Listed as "cf. Euoplocephalus sp." in "4.5 Estado de Baja California Norte, Mexico; 1. El Gallo Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 587-588.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Appendix: Summary of the Mesozoic Reptilian Fossils of California," in Hilton (2003) p. 260
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "4.5 Estado de Baja California Norte, Mexico; 1. El Gallo Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 587-588.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Listed as "cf. Paraglyphanodon" in "El Gallo Formation, Baja California Del Norte, Mexico," in Sullivan and Lucas (2006). Page 16.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Listed as "Mesodma cf. M. formosa" in "El Gallo Formation, Baja California Del Norte, Mexico," in Sullivan and Lucas (2006). Page 16.
References
- Hilton, Richard P. 2003. Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California. Berkeley: University of California Press. 318 pp.
- Sullivan, R.M., and Lucas, S.G. 2006. "The Kirtlandian land-vertebrate "age" – faunal composition, temporal position and biostratigraphic correlation in the nonmarine Upper Cretaceous of western North America." New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin 35:7-29.
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.