Rio Colorado Formation
| Rio Colorado Formation | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Country |  Argentina |
The Rio Colorado Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Contents
Paleofauna
Ornithischians
| Ornithischians reported from the Rio Colorado Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Province | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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G. cincosaltensis[2] |
Anacleto |
"Skull and postcranial skeleton, postcranial elements, juvenile to subadult."[3] |
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Sauropods
Titanosaur eggs are known from Neuquen province.[4]
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Sauropods reported from the Rio Colorado Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Province | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. wichmannianus[2] |
Anacleto |
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L. scutatus[5] |
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M. patagonicus[4] |
Bajo de La Carpa |
Possible synonym of Neuquensaurus |
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N. australis[6] |
Anacleto |
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"T." robustus[2] |
Anacleto |
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T. nanus[6] |
Bajo de La Carpa |
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Theropods
| Theropods reported from the Rio Colorado Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Province | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|
A. comahuaensis[2] |
Anacleto |
"Partial skull."[7] |
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A. calvoi[4] |
Bajo de La Carpa |
"Partial postcranial skeleton."[8] |
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A. garridoi[4] |
Anacleto |
"Nearly complete skeleton."[7] |
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N. volans[4] |
Bajo de la Carpa |
"Partial skeleton."[9] |
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P. deferrariisi[4] |
Bajo de la Carpa |
"Many skeletons."[10] |
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V. unicus[4] |
Bajo de la Carpa |
"Partial hind limb."[7] |
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See also
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
Footnotes
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 603-604.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 "63.10 Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; 4. Río Colorado Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 604.
- ↑ "Table 18.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 395.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 "63.6 Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina; 3. Río Colorado Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 603.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Listed as "?Loricosaurus scutatus" in "63.6 Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina; 3. Río Colorado Formation" and "63.10 Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; 4. Río Colorado Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 603-604.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "63.6 Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina; 3. Río Colorado Formation" and "63.10 Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; 4. Río Colorado Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 603-604.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 49.
- ↑ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 211.
- ↑ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 213.
- ↑ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 212.
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.
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