Continental intercalaire
The Continental intercalaire, sometimes referred to as the Continental intercalaire Formation, is a term applied to Cretaceous strata in Northern Africa. It is the largest single stratum found in Africa to date, being between 30 and 800 metres (98 and 2,625 ft) thick in some places. Fossils, including dinosaurs, have been recovered from this formation.[1] The Continental intercalaire stretches from Algeria, Tunisia and Niger in the west to Egypt and Sudan in the east.[2][3]
| Continental intercalaire | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Thickness | 30 to 800 metres (98 to 2,625 ft) |
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
Fossil content
Archosaurs
- Aegyptosaurus baharijensis
- Bahariasaurus ingens
- "Brachiosaurus" nougaredi
- Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
- cf. Carcharodontosaurus sp.
- Iguanodontia indet.
- Inosaurus tedreftensis
- Nigersaurus taqueti
- Paralititan stromeri? (remains may instead represent Aegyptosaurus)
- Rebbachisaurus ?tamesnensis
- Ornithopoda indet. (multiple species)
- Sauropoda indet. (multiple species)
- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
- cf. Spinosaurus
- Theropoda indet. (2-4 separate species)
- Theropoda indet. (=Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis)
References
- 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.
- Paul E. Anderson, Michael J. Benton,⁎ Clive N. Trueman, Bruce A. Paterson, Gilles Cuny (2007). "Palaeoenvironments of vertebrates on the southern shore of Tethys: The nonmarine Early Cretaceous of Tunisia". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. Elsevier. 243 (1–2): 118–131. Bibcode:2007PPP...243..118A. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.07.015.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Federico Fanti, Michela Contessi, Fulvio Franchi (2012). "The Continental Intercalaire of southern Tunisia: Stratigraphy, paleontology, and paleoecology". Journal of African Earth Sciences. Elsevier. 73 (73–74): 1–23. Bibcode:2012JAfES..73....1F. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.07.006.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Continental intercalaire." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 571-572.
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