Continental intercalaire
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History
The Continental intercalaire was first identified during the course of several expeditions to the Sahara from 1946 to 1959 which were led by the French paleontologist Albert-Félix de Lapparent.[4]
Description
The Continental intercalaire is most often likened to the Kem Kem Group.[5]
Fossil content
Archosaurs
Dinosaurs
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegyptosaurus[5] | A. baharijensis | ||||
| Bahariasaurus[5] | B.ingens | ||||
| "Brachiosaurus"[5] | "B" nougaredi | ||||
| Carcharodontosaurus[5] | C. saharicus | ||||
| cf.C.sp | |||||
| Iguanodontia[5] | Indeterminate | ||||
| Inosaurus[5] | I. tedreftensis | ||||
| Nigersaurus[5] | N. taqueti | ||||
| Paralititan?[5] | P. stromeri? | May instead be Aegyptosaurus | |||
| Rebbachisaurus?[5] | R.? tamesnensis | ||||
| Ornithopoda[5] | Ornithopoda indet. | Multiple species | |||
| Sauropoda[5] | Sauropoda indet. | Multiple species | |||
| Spinosaurus[5] | S. aegyptiacus | ||||
| cf. S. sp | |||||
| Theropoda[5] | Theropoda indet. | Multiple Species |
Crocodylomorphs
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarcosuchus | S. imperator[4] | ||||
| Sissokosuchus | S. maliensis | A partial dentary tip, parts of the maxilla, and several cranial elements. | A sebecian notosuchian. |
Fish
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawsonia | (several species) | ||||
| Onchopristis[5] | O. numida (or numidus) |
See also
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References
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- ↑ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 571-573. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ a b De Broin, France; Taquet, Philippe (1966). "Découverte d'un Crocodilien nouveau dans le Crétacé inférieur du Sahara". C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris (in French). 262 (D).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Continental intercalaire." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 571-572.
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