Rio Neuquen Formation
Rio Neuquen Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Type | Geological formation |
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Region | South America |
The Rio Neuquen Formation is a geological formation in Neuquen, Argentina whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs reported from the Rio Neuquen Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
A. giganteus[2] |
"[Two] femora, pubis."[3] |
Rio Neuquen remains previously referred to A. giganteus are now attributed to some indeterminate sauropod.[2] |
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A. wichmannianus[2] |
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M. namunhuaiquii[2] |
"Partial forelimb, manus, and pes."[4] |
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P. puertai[2] |
"Partial postcranial skeleton."[5] |
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R. cadamirus[2] |
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Indeterminate[2] |
Titanosaurus is now considered a nomen dubium. | |||||
U. comahuensis[2] |
"Fragmentary postcrania."[6] |
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- ↑ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 "Rio Neuquen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603.
- ↑ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 270.
- ↑ "Table 10.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 199.
- ↑ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 211.
- ↑ "Table 10.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 198.
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.