Tegana Formation
| Tegana Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
The Tegana Formation is a geological formation in Morocco whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. It is a subsidiary of the Kem Kem Beds. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Main article: Paleobiota of Tegana formation
- Carcharodontosaurus saharicus[1]
- Rebbachisaurus garasbae[1] - "Dorsal vertebrae, scapula, humerus, [and] sacrum."[2]
- Theropoda indet. (=Elaphrosaurus sp.) (Possibly Spinostropheus)[1]
- Velociraptorinae indet.[3]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of African dinosaurs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 571-573. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ↑ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 263.
- ↑ "A Large Velociraptorine Dromaeosaurid from the Albian of North Africa". Retrieved June 10, 2011.