Höganäs Formation

Höganäs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Hettangian to Sinemurian
Type Geological formation
Location
Region Skåne
Country Sweden

The Höganäs Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Skåne, Sweden. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]

Discoveries

There are discoveries of fossilized footprints assigned to Dilophosaurus and Plateosaurus in the Höganäs Formation.[2] Other tracks discovered in the Höganäs Formation have been assigned to the ichnogenus Grallator (Eubrontes) cf. giganteus, which were discovered in Rhaetian strata, and Grallator (Eubrontes) soltykovensis, which were discovered in Hettangian strata.[3] A few of the tracks were taken to museums, but most of them disappeared in natural floodings.[4] In 1994, Gierlinski and Ahlberg assigned these tracks from the Hoganas Formation of Sweden to Dilophosaurus as well.[5]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
 Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Vertebrates of the Höganäs Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic Position Material Notes Images

Cetiosauridae?

Indeterminate genus

4 dorsal vertebrae. vertebral column, not collected

The Remains are related to a Cetiosaurus-relative genus. The genus will be clasified as an early sauropod, like Kotasaurus or Barapasaurus. The estimate size of the species is arunound 16m.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ↑ http://www.exempelbanken.se/system/documents/980191441/original/3228_vallakra.pdf
  3. ↑ Gierliński, G.; Ahlberg, A. (1994). "Late triassic and early jurassic dinosaur footprints in the höganäs formation of southern Sweden". Ichnos. 3 (2): 99. doi:10.1080/10420949409386377.
  4. ↑ http://kentlundgren.blogspot.se/2012/03/kontakt-med-trias-och-jura.html
  5. ↑ Glut, D. F. (1999). Dinosaurs, the Encyclopedia, Supplement 1: McFarland & Company, Inc., 442pp.

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