Type | Geological formation |
Age | Albian-Cenomanian[1] |
Lithology | |
Location | |
Region | Africa |
Country | Morocco |
The Kem Kem Beds (also referred to by various other names including the Continental Red Beds and Continental intercalaire[2]) is a geological formation in Morocco and Algeria whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna[]
Crocodylomorphs[]
Crocodylomorphs reported from the Continental Red Beds | ||||||
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Aegisuchus witmeri |
An aegyptosuchid. |
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Araripesuchus rattoides |
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Elosuchus |
Elosuchus cherifiensis |
An Elosuchid. | ||||
Hamadasuchus |
Hamadasuchus rebouli |
A Peirosaurid. | ||||
K. auditorei |
Errachidia Province, Morocco[3] |
Known from an isolated caudal vertebra.[3] |
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Laganosuchus maghrebensisis |
A Stomatosuchid. |
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Pterosaurs[]
Pterosaurs of the Kem Kem Beds | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
A. saharica[4] |
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Indeterminate[5] |
Two middle cervical vertebrae.[5] |
Averianov (2014) considered it to be a specimen of Alanqa saharica.[6] | ||||
Azhdarchoidea indet.[5] |
Indeterminate[5] |
Humerus.[5] |
Averianov (2014) considered it to be a specimen of Alanqa saharica.[6] | |||
Indeterminate[5] |
Anterior fragment from a jaw, possibly a mandible.[5] |
Averianov (2014) considered it to be a specimen of Alanqa saharica.[6] | ||||
?Pteranodontidae indet.[4] |
Indeterminate[4] |
A fragment of bone, possibly the anterior section of rostrum.[4] |
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Indeterminate[7] |
A fragment of bone originally interpreted as a fragment of anterior mandibular symphysis,[7] though it might pertain to the rostrum instead.[4] |
Might belong to the family Thalassodromidae[4] or be a specimen of Alanqa saharica instead.[6] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 604-605. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ Michard, A. (2008). Continental evolution: the geology of Morocco : structure, stratigraphy, and tectonics of the Africa-Atlantic-Mediterranean Triple junction. Published by Springer, 2008. 424 pages. ISBN 3540770755, 9783540770756
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