Chipping Norton Formation

Chipping Norton Formation
Type	Geological formation
Location
Country	England

The Chipping Norton Formation is a geological formation in Europe. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.^[1]

Vertebrate fauna

The so-called "Scrotum humanum" remains may have come from this formation.^[1]

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Discredited taxon Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative data are in small text; crossed out data are discredited.

Dinosaurs reported from the Chipping Norton Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Alocodon[2]	Indeterminate[2]	Gloucestershire[3]			Actually indeterminate ornithischian remains.[3]	Megalosaurus Megalosaurus "Scrotum humanum"
Cetiosaurus[4]	C. giganteus[5]	Oxfordshire[5]			Actually indeterminate sauropod remains.[5]
	Indeterminate[4]	Gloucestershire[3] Oxfordshire[5]			Actually indeterminate sauropod remains.[5]
Lexovisaurus[6]	L. vetustus[6]	Gloucestershire[3]			Actually indeterminate stegosaur remains.[3]
Megalosaurus[4]	Indeterminate[4]	Gloucestershire[3] Oxfordshire[5]			Oxfordshire remains later found to be from an indeterminate theropod.[5]
Omosaurus[5]	O. vetustus[5]	Oxfordshire[5]			Actually indeterminate stegosaur remains.[5]
Phyllodon[7]	Indeterminate[7]	Gloucestershire[3]			Actually indeterminate ornithischian remains.[3]
Stegosaurus[3]	Indeterminate[3]	Gloucestershire[3]			Actually indeterminate stegosaur remains.[3]
Streptospondylus[5]	S. cuvieri[5]	Oxfordshire[5]		"Vertebrae [and] limb elements."[8]	Actually indeterminate theropod remains.[5]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

Footnotes

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1. ^ ^{a b} Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Middle Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 538–541. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
2. ^ ^{a b} Listed as "cf. Alocodon sp." in "10.3 Gloucestershire, England; 2. Chipping Norton Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 538.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} "10.3 Gloucestershire, England; 2. Chipping Norton Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 538.
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "10.3 Gloucestershire, England; 2. Chipping Norton Formation" and "10.11 Oxfordshire, England; 2. Chipping Norton Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 538,540.
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} "10.11 Oxfordshire, England; 2. Chipping Norton Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 540.
6. ^ ^{a b} Listed as "?Lexovisaurus vetustus" in "10.3 Gloucestershire, England; 2. Chipping Norton Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 538.
7. ^ ^{a b} Listed as "cf. Phyllodon sp." in "10.3 Gloucestershire, England; 2. Chipping Norton Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 538.
8. ^ "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 78.

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.