Densuș-Ciula Formation
Appearance
Densus Ciula Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Possibly Late Maastrichtian[1] | |
Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Region | Europe |
Country | Romania |
The Densus Ciula Formation is a geological formation in Romania whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Indeterminate dromaeosaurid and possible indeterminate troodontid remains present in Judetul Hunedoara, Romania.[1] An unnamed theropod is also present.[1]
Dinosaurs of the Densus Ciula Formation | ||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
M. dacus[1] |
Geographically present in Judetul Hunedoara, Romania.[1] |
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Z. robustus[1] |
Geographically present in Judetul Hunedoara, Romania.[1] |
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Z. shqiperoroum[1] |
Geographically present in Judetul Hunedoara, Romania.[1] |
Pterosaurs of the Densus Ciula Formation | ||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
H. thambena[2] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 588-593. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ a b Buffetaut, E., Grigorescu, D., and Csiki, Z. (2002). "A new giant pterosaur with a robust skull from the latest Cretaceous of Romania." Naturwissenschaften, 89(4): 180-184. Abstract