This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2010) |
This is a list of stratigraphic units from which mosasaur body fossils have been recovered. Units listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group). Formations are listed by continent, and alphabetically within the individual lists.
Name | Age | Location | Genera and species |
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Akrabou Formation | Turonian | ||
Bentiaba River[1] | Maastrichtian | ||
Bololo[5] | Maastrichtian | ||
Dukamaje Formation[6] | Maastrichtian | ||
Duwi Formation[8] | Maastrichtian | ||
Farin-Doutchi Formation[10] | Maastrichtian | ||
Lapurr Sandstone | Campanian-Maastrichtian | Mosasauria indet.[11] | |
Ouled Abdoun Basin[8] | Maastrichtian | ||
Itombe Formation[16] | Coniacian | ||
Umzamba Formation[17] | Santonian |
Name | Age | Location | Genera and species |
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Santa Marta Formation[18] | Late Campanian | ||
Snow Hill Island Formation[19] | Maastrichtian |
Name | Age | Location | Genera and species |
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Adaffa Formation[20] | Early Campanian | ||
Amminadav Formation[21] | Early Cenomanian | ||
Davutlar Formation[22] | Late Maastrichtian | ||
Hakobuchi Formation | Early Maastrichtian | ||
Izumi Group[23] | Late Campanian - Maastrichtian | ||
Kashima Formation[25] | Late Santonian | ||
Mishash Formation[26] | Campanian | ||
Muwaddar Chalk Marl Formation[27] | Maastrichtian | ||
Phosphorite Unit Formation[28] | Maastrichtian | ||
Syria (various localities)[30] | Late Campanian | ||
Toyajo Formation[31] | Campanian/Maastrichtian |
Name | Age | Location | Genera and species |
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Conway Formation[114] | Campanian | ||
Laidmore Formation[115] | Campanian - Maastrichtian | ||
Miria Marl Formation[116] | Maastrichtian | ||
Molecap Greensand Formation[116] | Cenomanian - Santonian | ||
Tahora Formation[118] | Campanian - Maastrichtian |
Name | Age | Location | Genera and species |
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Olini Group, Nivel de Lutitas y Arenas[119] | Campanian | ||
Roca Formation[120] | Maastrichtian | ||
Brazil (various localities)[121] | Late Turonian - Early Coniacian | ||
La Frontera Formation[122] | Late Turonian | ||
Vivián Formation[123] | Santonian |