List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils

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This is a list of stratigraphic units dinosaur trace fossils have been recovered from. Although Dinosauria is a clade which includes the descendant taxon Aves (modern birds), this article covers only stratigraphic units containing Mesozoic forms. Units listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group).

Coprolites

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Name

! Age

! Country

! Province/State

! Description

Aguja Formation"Late Cretaceous; North America; Texas; Aguja Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pp. 581-582.

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{{sort|084|Campanian}}

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  • Mexico"Late Cretaceous; North America; Estado de Chihuahua, Mexico; Aguja Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 588.
  • United States

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Chihuahua

Texas

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Blesa Formation"Blesa Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 561.

|Early Cretaceous

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| Teruel

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Cerroa del Pueblo Formation"Example Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004).

|Late Cretaceous

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| Coahuila

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Dinosaur Park Formation"Dinosaur Park Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576-78.

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{{sort|075|Late Campanian}}

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| Alberta

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Frenchman Formation"Frenchman Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 578.

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{{sort|067|Late Maastrichtian}}

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| Saskatchewan

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Portland Formation"Portland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

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{{sort|190|Pliensbachian}} to Toarcian

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| Connecticut
Massachusetts

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Sânpetru Formation"Sânpetru Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 592-593.

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{{sort|067|Late Maastrichtian}}

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| Brasov județ

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Wealden Group

|Early Cretaceous

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| England

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Whitemud Formation

|Maastrichtian

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| Alberta

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Eggs or nests

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Name

! Age

! Country

! Province/State

! Description

Allen Formation"Late Cretaceous; South America; Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina; Allen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 604.

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{{sort|079|Middle Campanian}}

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| Mendoza
Neuquén
Río Negro

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Allison Formation"Allison Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 577.

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| Alberta

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Anacleto Formation

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| Mendoza
Neuquén
Río Negro
Buenos Aires

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Angostura Colorada Formation"Angostura Colorada Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603.

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Ankarafantsika Formation"Ankarafantsika Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 605.

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| Mahajanga

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Aréen Formation"Aréen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 591.

|Late Cretaceous

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|Huesca

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Asencio Formation"Asencio Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 601.

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Bagua Formation"Bagua Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 600.

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Bajo de la Carpa Formation

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| Neuquén
Río Negro

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Barun Goyot Formation"Barun Goyot Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 595-597.

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{{sort|079|Middle Campanian}} (?)

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|Ömnögovi Province

| has a few alternate spellings

Bayan Shireh Formation"Bayan Shireh Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-597.

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{{sort|100|Cenomanian}} to {{sort|086|Santonian}}

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|has many alternate spellings

Blesa Formation

|Early Cretaceous

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| Teruel
La Rioja

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Calizus de Lychnus Formation"Calizus de Lychnus Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 591.

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Camadas de Alcobaça"Camadas de Alcobaça." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548-549.

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{{sort|156|Kimmeridgian}}

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Camadas de Guimarota"Camadas de Guimarota." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548.

|Late Jurassic

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Camadas de Montejunto"Camadas de Montejunto." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548.

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Camarillas Formation

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|Teruel
La Rioja

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Castellar Formation

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|Teruel
La Rioja

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Cedar Mountain Formation"Cedar Mountain Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 554, 579.

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{{sort|130|Barremian}} to {{sort|100|basal Cenomanian}}

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| Utah

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Colorado Formation"Colorado Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 604.

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Dakota Formation"Dakota Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 554, 579.

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| Nebraska

Dinosaur Park Formation

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{{sort|075|Late Campanian}}

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| Alberta

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Djadochta Formation"Djadochta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-98.

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{{sort|079|Middle Campanian}}

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| has many alternate spellings

Doshuul Formation"Doshuul Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 564.

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El Gallo Formation

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| Baja California

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Fruitland Formation

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| Colorado
New Mexico

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Gaogou Formation

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| Henan

Gres d'Alet Formation

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Hasandong Formation

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Ialovachsk Formation

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Intertrappean Beds

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| Andhra Pradesh

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Iren Dabasu Formation"Iren Dabasu Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598.

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{{sort|084|?Campanian}}

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| Inner Mongolia

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Jindong Formation

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| Zhejiang

Kaiparowits Formation"Kaiparowits Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 579-80.

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{{sort|075|Late Campanian}}

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| Utah

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Kallanakurichi Formation

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| Tamil Nadu

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Khodzhaosmansk Formation

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Kitadani Formation"Kitadani Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 570.

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{{sort|125|Aptian}} to {{sort|112|Albian}}

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| Chūbu-chihō

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Laguna Colorada Formation"Laguna Colorada Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 528.

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{{sort|217|?Norian}}

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| Santa Cruz

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Lameta Formation"Lameta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 595.

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| Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra

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Los Alamitos Formation

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| Río Negro Province

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Los Blanquitos Formation

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| Salta

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Manrakskaya Svita

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Marilia Formation

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| Minas Gerais

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Marnes rouges de Roquelongue Formation

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| Aude

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Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation

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| Aude

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Majiacun Formation

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Meeteetse Formation

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| Wyoming

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Mercedes Formation

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Mooreville Chalk Formation"Mooreville Chalk Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 587.

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{{sort|071|Early Maastrichtian}}

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| Alabama
Mississippi

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Morrison Formation"Morrison Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 543-545.

| Time

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| Colorado
Wyoming

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Nanchao Formation

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| Henan

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Nichkesaisk Formation

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Oxford Clay"Oxford Clay Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 539-540.

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{{sort|165|Callovian}}

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| England

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Patcham Formation

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| England

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Purbeck Beds"Purbeck Beds Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 558.

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{{sort|145|Berriasian}}

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| England

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Quantou Formation

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| Jilin

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Quxian Formation

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| Sichuan

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Rio Colorado Formation

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| Neuquén
Río Negro Province

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Sainshand Svita

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| Dornogovi Province

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St. Mary River Formation

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| Alberta

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Sangping Formation

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| Henan

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Seonso Conglomerate Formation

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Shanyang Formation

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| Shaanxi

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Sigou Formation

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| Sichuan

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Solnhofen limestone"Solnhofen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 549.

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{{sort|156|Kimmeridgian}}

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| Bavaria

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Stonesfield Slate

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| England

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Subashi Formation

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| Xinjiang

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Takli Formation

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Tangshang Formation

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| Hebei

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Tendaguru Formation"Tendaguru Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 552.

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{{sort|156|Kimmeridgian}}

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Thomas Fork Formation

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| Idaho

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Tremp Formation

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| Huesca

| Many in situ nesting sites of sauropods, designated UNESCO Global Geopark in 2018

Two Medicine Formation"Two Medicine Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 582-583.

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{{sort|084|?Late Santonian}} to {{sort|075|Late Campanian}}

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| Montana

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Villalba de la Sierra Formation

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Vilquechico Formation

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Wahweap Formation

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| Arizona
Utah

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Wangshi Group

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| Shandong

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Wayan Formation

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| Idaho

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Wessex Formation"Wessex Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 558-559.

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{{sort|130|Barremian}}

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| England

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Willow Creek Formation

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| Alberta

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Yixian Formation"Yixian Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 566-567.

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{{sort|130|Barremian}}

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| Liaoning

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Yuanpu Formation

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| Guangdong

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Zhaoyin Formation

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Zhoutian Formation{{Cite journal |last1=Zhu |first1=Xufeng |last2=Fang |first2=Kaiyong |last3=Wang |first3=Qiang |last4=Deng |first4=Li |last5=Liu |first5=Yuchun |last6=Wen |first6=Jun |last7=Wang |first7=Xiaolin |last8=Wang |first8=Xuri |date=2021-05-04 |title=The first Similifaveoloolithidae (Wormoolithus luxiensis oogen. et oosp. nov.) from the Upper Cretaceous of Jiangxi Province, China |journal=Historical Biology |language=en |volume=33 |issue=5 |pages=689–698 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2019.1658093 |bibcode=2021HBio...33..689Z |issn=0891-2963}}

|Turonian–early Coniacian

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|Jiangxi

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Zoumagang Formation

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| Henan

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Tracks

{{Main article|List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur tracks}}

See also

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Sources

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp; {{ISBN|0-520-24209-2}}.

References

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Trace fossils

Category:Dinosaur trace fossils