Eumeralla Formation
| Eumeralla Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Albian[1] | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region |
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| Country |
 Australia |
The Eumeralla Formation is a geological formation in Victoria, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Dinosaurs
Indeterminate dinosaur tracks as well as indeterminate ornithischian tracks are present in Victoria, Australia.[1] Indeterminate euornithopod remains present in Victoria, Australia.[1] Indeterminate theropod, ornithomimmosaur, and possible indeterminate oviraptorosaur and dromaeosaurid remains present in Victoria, Australia.[1]
| Dinosaurs of the Eumeralla Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|
A. loadsi[1] |
Geographically present in Victoria, Australia.[1] |
"Maxilla [and] teeth."[2] |
| |
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L. amicagraphica[1] |
Geographically present in Victoria, Australia.[1] |
"Skull fragments teeth, [and] isolated postcrania."[3] | ||
|
T. hermani[1] |
Geographically present in Victoria, Australia.[1] |
Later determined to be indeterminate ornithomimmosaur remains.[1] "Tibiae [and] vertebrae."[4] | ||
|
No formal name. |
Possibly from a species also found at the Wonthaggi Formation (single furcula). |
Footprints belonging to a crane-sized bird, determined to be an ornithurine or enantiornithe. | ||
|
Megaraptora indet.[6] |
No formal name |
Known from a hand |
Related to the South American Megaraptor. | |
|
Baryonychinae indet.[7] |
No formal name |
Known from a single cervical vertebra. |
Related to the European Baryonyx. | |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Australasia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 573-574. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ↑ "Table 18.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 394.
- ↑ "Table 18.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 395.
- ↑ "Table 6.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 139.
- ↑ Anthony J. Martin, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Thomas H. Rich and Michael Hall, Oldest known avian footprints from Australia: Eumeralla Formation (Albian), Dinosaur Cove, Victoria, 25 OCT 2013 DOI: 10.1111/pala.12082
- ↑ Owen, James. "New Dinosaur May Link S. American, Aussie Dinos". National Geographic News. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Barrett, Paul (June 21, 2011). "First spinosaurid from Australia and the cosmopolitanism of Cretaceous dinosaur faunas". Biology Letters. Retrieved July 12, 2016.