Moreno Formation
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The Moreno Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation located in San Joaquin Valley (California).
Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Paleofauna
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Cartilaginous fish
| Cartilaginous fishes reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Material | Notes | Images |
| Heptranchias[2] | H. sp | |||||
Ray-finned fish
| Ray-finned fishes reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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B. gladius |
A large, filter-feeding pachycormid. |
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S. sp. |
An ichthyodectid. |
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Dinosaurs
| Dinosaurs reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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A. morrisi[5] |
saurolophine.[5] | |||||
| Saurolophus[5] |
S. morrisi[5] |
Reclassified as Augustynolophus morrisi.[5] | ||||
Mosasaurs
| Mosasaurs reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Material | Notes | Images |
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K. bennisoni[6] |
The name Kolposaurus was preoccupied and its two constituent species moved to the new genus Plotosaurus.[6] |
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K. tuckeri[6] |
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P. crassidens[7] |
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P. bennisoni[6] |
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| P. tuckeri[6] | A junior synonym of P. bennisoni. | |||||
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P. cf. waiparaensis |
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cf. Mosasaurus[8] |
cf. M. sp. |
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H. sp. |
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Plesiosaurs
| Plesiosaurs reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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A. furlongi[9] |
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F. drescheri[10] |
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H. alexandrae[9] |
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M. stocki[10] |
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Turtles
| Testudines reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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J. Howard Hutchison later referred the specimen originally identified as Adocus by to the genus Basilemys.[11] |
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Foraminifera
| Forams reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Material | Notes | Images |
| Anomalina[2] | A. pseudopopillosa | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Bulimina | B. obtusa | Tierra Loma Shale Member | 99% of the foraminifera sampled at the Tierra Loma Shale Member belonged to B. obtusa.[12] [13] | |||
| Dentalina[2] | D. legumen | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Frondicularia[2] | F. undulosa | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Gyroidina[14] | G. depressa | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Nodosaria[2] | N. monile | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| N. pomuligera | ||||||
| N. spinifera | ||||||
| N. sp | ||||||
| Nodosarella[13] | N. sp | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
See also
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Footnotes
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- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
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- ↑ a b "Appendix: Summary of the Mesozoic Reptilian Fossils of California," in Hilton (2003) p. 273
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- ↑ a b c d e "Appendix: Summary of the Mesozoic Reptilian Fossils of California," in Hilton (2003) p. 277
- ↑ "4: The Marine Reptiles; Turtles," in Hilton (2003) p. 114
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References
- Hilton, Richard P. 2003. Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California. Berkeley: University of California Press. 318 pp.
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. Template:ISBN.