Aganane Formation
The Aganane Formation is a Pliensbachian geologic formation in Morocco. Fossil stegosaur and theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1][2]
| Aganane Formation Stratigraphic range: Pliensbachian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | High Atlas |
| Overlies | Imi-n-Ifri Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 31.6°N 6.4°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 25.9°N 4.3°W |
| Region | Azilal |
| Country |  |
  Aganane Formation (Morocco) | |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- Ishigaki, Shinobu; Lockley, Martin G. (March 2010). "Didactyl, tridactyl and tetradactyl theropod trackways from the Lower Jurassic of Morocco: evidence of limping, labouring and other irregular gaits". Historical Biology. 22 (1–3): 100–108. doi:10.1080/08912961003789867. ISSN 0891-2963.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Further reading
- J. Jenny and J.-A. Jossen. 1982. Découverte d'empreintes de pas de Dinosauriens dans le Jurassique inférieur (Pliensbachien) du Haut-Atlas central (Maroc) [Discovery of dinosaur footprints in the Lower Jurassic (Pliensbachian) of the central High Atlas (Morocco)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Série II 294:223-226
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