Río Colorado Subgroup
| Rio Colorado Formation | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Country |  Argentina |
The Rio Colorado Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Argentina. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Paleofauna
Ornithischians
| Ornithischians reported from the Rio Colorado Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Province | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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G. cincosaltensis[2] |
Anacleto |
"Skull and postcranial skeleton, postcranial elements, juvenile to subadult."[3] |
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Sauropods
Titanosaur eggs are known from Neuquen province.[4]
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Sauropods reported from the Rio Colorado Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Province | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. wichmannianus[2] |
Anacleto |
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L. scutatus[5] |
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M. patagonicus[4] |
Bajo de La Carpa |
Possible synonym of Neuquensaurus | ||||
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N. australis[6] |
Anacleto |
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"T." robustus[2] |
Anacleto |
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T. nanus[6] |
Bajo de La Carpa |
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Theropods
| Theropods reported from the Rio Colorado Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Province | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|
A. comahuaensis[2] |
Anacleto |
"Partial skull."[7] |
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A. calvoi[4] |
Bajo de La Carpa |
"Partial postcranial skeleton."[8] |
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A. garridoi[4] |
Anacleto |
"Nearly complete skeleton."[7] |
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N. volans[4] |
Bajo de la Carpa |
"Partial skeleton."[9] |
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P. deferrariisi[4] |
Bajo de la Carpa |
"Many skeletons."[10] |
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V. unicus[4] |
Bajo de la Carpa |
"Partial hind limb."[7] |
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See also
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
Footnotes
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 603-604.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "63.10 Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; 4. Río Colorado Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 604.
- ^ "Table 18.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 395.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "63.6 Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina; 3. Río Colorado Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 603.
- ^ a b Listed as "?Loricosaurus scutatus" in "63.6 Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina; 3. Río Colorado Formation" and "63.10 Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; 4. Río Colorado Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 603-604.
- ^ a b c d "63.6 Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina; 3. Río Colorado Formation" and "63.10 Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; 4. Río Colorado Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 603-604.
- ^ a b c "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 49.
- ^ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 211.
- ^ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 213.
- ^ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 212.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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