Aganane Formation

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Aganane Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliensbachian
~190–183 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofHigh Atlas
OverliesImi-n-Ifri Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, dolomite
Location
Coordinates31°36′N 6°24′W / 31.6°N 6.4°W / 31.6; -6.4Coordinates: 31°36′N 6°24′W / 31.6°N 6.4°W / 31.6; -6.4
Approximate paleocoordinates25°54′N 4°18′W / 25.9°N 4.3°W / 25.9; -4.3
RegionAzilal
Country Morocco
Aganane Formation is located in Morocco
Aganane Formation
Aganane Formation (Morocco)

The Aganane Formation is a Pliensbachian geologic formation in Morocco. Fossil stegosaur and theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1][2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ Ishigaki, Shinobu; Lockley, Martin G. (March 2010). "Didactyl, tridactyl and tetradactyl theropod trackways from the Lower Jurassic of Morocco: evidence of limping, labouring and other irregular gaits". Historical Biology. 22 (1–3): 100–108. doi:10.1080/08912961003789867. ISSN 0891-2963.

Bibliography[]

  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2

Further reading[]

  • J. Jenny and J.-A. Jossen. 1982. Découverte d'empreintes de pas de Dinosauriens dans le Jurassique inférieur (Pliensbachien) du Haut-Atlas central (Maroc) [Discovery of dinosaur footprints in the Lower Jurassic (Pliensbachian) of the central High Atlas (Morocco)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Série II 294:223-226
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