The Shendi Formation is a
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the more recent of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''cre ...
geologic
formation of the
Atbara-Shendi Basin in northern Sudan.
[Eltayib et al., 2018, p.2] Indeterminate
theropod
Theropoda (; from ancient Greek , (''therion'') "wild beast"; , (''pous, podos'') "foot"">wiktionary:ποδός"> (''pous, podos'') "foot" is one of the three major groups (clades) of dinosaurs, alongside Ornithischia and Sauropodom ...
remains have been recovered from it.
[Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution" Pp. 517-607. in Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. . " Pp. 517-607.] As well as those of the
dyrosaurid
Dyrosauridae is a family (biology), family of extinct neosuchian crocodyliforms that lived from the Campanian to the Eocene. Dyrosaurid fossils are globally distributed, having been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. ...
''
Hyposaurus''. It consists of a lower unit of fine grained meandering channel sediments, separated by an erosive contact with overlying meandering to braided river channel sandstones.
The formation overlies
Precambrian
The Precambrian ( ; or pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pC, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon. The Precambrian is so named because it preceded the Cambrian, the first period of t ...
basement and is overlain by the
Hudi Chert.
[ The total thickness of the formation amounts to .][Eltayib et al., 2018, p.3]
Paleofauna
*'' Hyposaurus''
See also
* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
** ...
** List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
References
Bibliography
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Cretaceous Sudan
Upper Cretaceous Series of Africa
Maastrichtian Stage
Sandstone formations
Siltstone formations
Mudstone formations
Fluvial deposits
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Africa
Paleontology in Sudan
Formations