Forest Marble Formation

Forest Marble Formation
Type Geological formation

The Forest Marble is a geological formation in Europe. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.[1]

Vertebrate fauna

Ornithischians

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
 Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Ornithischians of the Forest Marble Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images

Alocodon[2]

Indeterminate[2]
  • Oxfordshire[3]

Hylaeosaurus[4]

Indeterminate[4]

Iguanodon[6]

Indeterminate[6]
  • Oxfordshire[3]

Saurischians

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
 Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Saurischians reported from the Forest Marble Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images

Bothriospondylus[7]

B. robustus[5]

"Dorsal vertebra."[8]
Proceratosaurus

Indeterminate[3]
  • Oxfordshire[3]

Cardiodon[5]

C. rugulosus[5]

Cetiosaurus[9]

C. glymptonensis[3]
  • Oxfordshire[3]

"Caudal vertebrae."[10]

C. oxoniensis[11]
  • Gloucestershire[11]

Actually indeterminate sauropod remains.[11]

Megalosaurus[12]

M. bucklandii[11]
  • Gloucestershire[11]

Actually indeterminate theropod remains.[11]

Indeterminate[13]

Actually indeterminate theropod remains.[13]

Proceratosaurus[11]

P. bradleyi[11]
  • Gloucestershire[11]

"Partial skull and mandible."[15]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Middle Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 538–541. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Listed as "cf. Alocodon sp." in "10.11 Oxfordshire, England; 6. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 540.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "10.11 Oxfordshire, England; 6. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 540.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Listed as "?Hylaeosaurus sp." in "10.13 Wiltshire, England; 3. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 540.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "10.13 Wiltshire, England; 3. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 540.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Listed as "?Iguanodon sp." in "10.11 Oxfordshire, England; 6. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 540.
  7. ↑ "10.11 Oxfordshire, England; 6. Forest Marble Formation" and "10.13 Wiltshire, England; 3. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 540.
  8. ↑ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 270.
  9. ↑ "10.3 Gloucestershire, England; 4. Forest Marble Formation" and "10.11 Oxfordshire, England; 6. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 538, 540.
  10. ↑ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 265.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 "10.3 Gloucestershire, England; 4. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 538.
  12. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 539-540.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "10.7 Dorset, England; 2. Forest Marble Formation" and "10.11 Oxfordshire, England; 6. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 539-540.
  14. ↑ "10.7 Dorset, England; 2. Forest Marble Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 539.
  15. ↑ "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 76.

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