Tilougguit Formation

The Tilougguit Formation, also known as the Tillouguit Formation, is an Early Bathonian geologic formation in Morocco. An indeterminate sauropod is known from the formation [1][2]

Tilougguit Formation
Stratigraphic range: early Bathonian
~168–166 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesGuettioua & El Mers Formations
OverliesBin El Ouidane Formation
Lithology
PrimaryMarl, sandstone
Location
Coordinates32.1°N 6.5°W / 32.1; -6.5
Approximate paleocoordinates28.1°N 4.5°W / 28.1; -4.5
RegionAzilal
Country Morocco
ExtentHigh Atlas
Type section
Named forTilougguite
Tilougguit Formation (Morocco)

See also

References

  1. Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution." pp.517-607
  2. Allain, Ronan; Aquesbi, Najat (2008). "Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Tazoudasaurus naimi (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the late Early Jurassic of Morocco" (PDF). Geodiversitas. 30 (2): 345–424.

Bibliography

Further reading

  • J. Bourcart, A. F. d. Lapparent, and H. Termier. 1942. Un nouveau gisement de Dinosauriens jurassiques au Maroc [A new locality with Jurassic dinosaurs in Morocco]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris 214:120-122
  • J. Jenny, A. Le Marrec, and M. Monbaron. 1981. Les empreintes de pas de dinosauriens dans le Jurassique moyen du Haut Atlas central (Maroc): nouveaux gisements et precisions stratigraphiques. Géobios 14(3):427-431
  • S. Jouve, B. Mennecart, J. Douteau and N.-E. Jalil. 2016. The oldest durophagous teleosauroid (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia) from the lower Bathonian of central High Atlas, Morocco. Palaeontology
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