Shendi Formation

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Shendi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
~70–66 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsUmm Ali & Kabushiya members
Underlies
OverliesPrecambrian basement
Thickness63 m (207 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherSiltstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates16°42′N 3°24′E / 16.7°N 3.4°E / 16.7; 3.4Coordinates: 16°42′N 3°24′E / 16.7°N 3.4°E / 16.7; 3.4
RegionRiver Nile State
Country Sudan
Extent
Type section
Named forShendi
Shendi Formation is located in Sudan
Shendi Formation
Shendi Formation (Sudan)

The Shendi Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation of the in northern Sudan.[1] Indeterminate theropod remains have been recovered from it.[2] As well as those of the dyrosaurid Hyposaurus. It consists of a lower unit of fine grained meandering channel sediments, separated by an erosive contact with overlying meandering to braided river channel sandstones.[3]

The formation overlies Precambrian basement and is overlain by the .[1] The total thickness of the formation amounts to 63 metres (207 ft).[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Eltayib et al., 2018, p.2
  2. ^ a b c Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution" Pp. 517-607. in Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. " Pp. 517-607.
  3. ^ Salih, Khalaf Allah O.; Evans, David C.; Bussert, Robert; Klein, Nicole; Nafi, Mutwakil; Müller, Johannes (2015-12-30). "First record ofHyposaurus(Dyrosauridae, Crocodyliformes) from the Upper Cretaceous Shendi Formation of Sudan". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (1): e1115408. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1115408. ISSN 0272-4634.
  4. ^ Eltayib et al., 2018, p.3

Bibliography[]

  • Eltayib, Sadam H.M.A.; Omar A. O. Al-Imam; J. Adam Hamza, and Mudathir A. Salim. 2018. Sedimentary Environments and Lithofacies Distribution of Upper Shendi Formation, Central Sudan. 6. 1–9.
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