Argana Formation


Argana Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic | |
---|---|
Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Country | Morocco |
The Argana Formation is a geological formation in the western High Atlas northeast of Agadir, Morocco.[1] It dates back to the Late Triassic.[2]
Vertebrate fauna
Ornithischian tracks geographically located in Marrakesh province.[2] Indeterminate theropod remains and tracks geographically located in Marrakesh province.[2]
Vertebrates reported from the Argana Formation | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | ||
Azendohsaurus[2] | A. laaroussii[2] | Geographically located in Marrakesh province.[2] | "[Two] dentaries, maxilla, isolated teeth, adult."[3] |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
^ SEBASTIAN VOIGT, JÖRG W. SCHNEIDER, HAFID SABER, ABDELKBIR HMINNA, ABDELOUAHED LAGNAOUI, HENDRIK KLEIN, ANDREAS BROSIG, JAN FISCHER (2011). Society for Sedimentary Geology http://palaios.geoscienceworld.org/content/palaios/26/9/555/F1.large.jpg. Missing or empty|title=
(help)
^ abcdef Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 528–529. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
^ "Table 12.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 234.
![]() | This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in Africa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This article related to the Triassic period is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |