Sânpetru Formation
Sânpetru Formation Stratigraphic range: early Maastrichtian, 70–66Ma | |
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![]() Sibișel River (Strei) near the Sânpetru Mesozoic Formation | |
Type | Geological formation |
The Sânpetru Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] It is located near Sânpetru village, part of Sântămăria-Orlea commune.
Paleofauna
Ornithischians
Ornithischians of the Sânpetru Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
S. transylvanicus[2] |
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T. transsylvanicus[2] |
"[Five to ten] fragmentary skulls, some with associated posctrania, mixed age classes."[3] |
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Z. robustus[2] |
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Z. shqiperorum[2] |
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Sauropods
Sauropods of the Sânpetru Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
M. dacus[2] |
![]() Magyarosaurus scapula | |||||
M. hungaricus[2] |
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M. transsylvanicus[2] |
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Theropods
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Theropods reported from the Sânpetru Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
B. dracullae[2] |
"Distal tibiotarsus."[4] |
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E. nopcsai[2] |
"Fragmentary femur."[4] |
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Indeterminate[5] |
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H. andrewsi[2] |
"Distal tibiotarsus."[6] |
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M. hungaricus |
"Tooth."[7] |
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Pterosaurs
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Pterosaurs reported from the Sânpetru Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
indet. Pteranodontidae[8] |
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Hateg Island
Footnotes
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ↑ 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 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 "29.3 Judetul Hunedoara, Romania; 1. Sânpetru Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 592-593.
- ↑ "Table 20.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 439.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Table 9.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 185.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Listed as "cf. Euronychodon sp." in "29.3 Judetul Hunedoara, Romania; 1. Sânpetru Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 592-593.
- ↑ "Table 9.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 186.
- ↑ "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 78.
- ↑ http://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12007/1/zitteliana_2008_b28_05.pdf
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.