Aganane Formation
Aganane Formation Stratigraphic range: Pliensbachian ~ | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | High Atlas |
Overlies | Imi-n-Ifri Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, dolomite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 31°36′N 6°24′W / 31.6°N 6.4°WCoordinates: 31°36′N 6°24′W / 31.6°N 6.4°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 25°54′N 4°18′W / 25.9°N 4.3°W |
Region | Azilal |
Country | Morocco |
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]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
- Stegosaur tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
References[]
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ 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[]
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
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
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Morocco
- Jurassic System of Africa
- Early Jurassic Africa
- Jurassic Morocco
- Pliensbachian Stage
- Limestone formations
- Dolomite formations
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Paleontology in Morocco