Earth:Mecsek Coal Formation
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| Mecsek Coal Formation Stratigraphic range: Hettangian-Pliensbachian ~201–183 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Tisza Unit |
| Underlies | Kecskehát Limestone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 46°06′N 18°12′E / 46.1°N 18.2°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 27°36′N 21°36′E / 27.6°N 21.6°E |
| Region | Baranya, Transdanubia |
| Country | Hungary |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Mecsek Mountains |
  Mecsek Coal Formation (Hungary) | |
The Mecsek Coal Formation is a Jurassic geologic formation in Hungary. Indeterminate fossil ornithischian tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs
Indeterminate sauropod remains once misattributed to the Cetiosauridae are present in the province of Komló, Hungary.
| Dinosaurs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Anchisauripus[2] | A. tuberosus | Pécsbánya coal mine, seam 22 | Ichnofossils | An eubrontid | ||
| Kayentapus[3] | K. soltykovensis | Pécs-Vasas II mine | Ichnofossils | |||
| Komlosaurus[3][4] | K. carbonis | Kómlo |
|
A theropod | ||
| Heterodontosauridae | Indeterminate | Kómlo | Partial frontal skeleton | A neornithischian | ||
| Theropoda | Indeterminate |
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An indeterminate theropod | |||
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
- Indeterminate ornithischian tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
References
Bibliography
- Osi, A.; Pálfy, J.; Makádi, L.; Szentesi, Z.; Gulyás, P.; Rabi, M.; Botfalvai, G.; Hips, K. (2011), "Hettangian (Early Jurassic) dinosaur tracksites from the Mecsek Mountains, Hungary", Ichnos 18 (2): 79–94, doi:10.1080/10420940.2011.573603, Bibcode: 2011Ichno..18...79O, http://real.mtak.hu/29985/1/Hettangian_Early_Jurassic_dinosaur_Ichnos_2011_u.pdf
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C, retrieved 2019-02-21* Gierlinski, G (1996), "Dinosaur ichnotaxa from the Lower Jurassic of Hungary", Geological Quarterly 40: 119–128
- Kordos, L (1983), "Fontosabb szórványleletek a máfi gerinces-gyüjteményében (8. közlemény) [Major finds of scattered fossils in the paleovertebrate collection of the Hungarian Geological Institute (communication no. 8)]", A Magyar Állami Földtani Intézet Évi Jelentése 1981: 503–511
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