- Mugher Mudstone Formation
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Mugher Mudstone Formation Type Geological formation The Mugher Mudstone Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation located in Ethiopia. It dates to the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic time period. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
An unnamed dromaeosaurine dromaeosaurid has been recovered from this formation. The discoverers proved it to be a dromaeosaurine, and not a velociraptorine, based on its low DSDI ratio.[2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
Footnotes
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Mortimer, Mickey. "List of Dromaeosaurids". http://www.home.comcast.com/~eoraptor/Dromaeosaurs.htm. Retrieved Saturday, July 9th, 2011.
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.
Categories:- Mesozoic geologic formations
- Geologic formation stubs
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
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