Earth:Tilougguit Formation

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Tilougguit Formation
Stratigraphic range: early Bathonian
~168–166 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
UnderliesGuettioua & El Mers Formations
OverliesBin El Ouidane Formation
Lithology
PrimaryMarl, sandstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 32°06′N 6°30′W / 32.1°N 6.5°W / 32.1; -6.5
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 28°06′N 4°30′W / 28.1°N 4.5°W / 28.1; -4.5
RegionAzilal
CountryMorocco
ExtentHigh Atlas
Type section
Named forTilougguite
Tilougguit Formation is located in Morocco
Tilougguit Formation
Tilougguit Formation (Morocco)

The Tilougguit Formation, also known as the Tillouguit Formation, is an Early Bathonian geologic formation in Morocco. Fossils of an indeterminate sauropod are known from the formation,[1][2] in addition to fossil tracks made by a theropod and a quadrupedal dinosaur—either a stegosaur or a sauropod.[3]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
  • Geology of Morocco

References

  1. ↑ Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution." pp.517-607
  2. ↑ Allain, Ronan; Aquesbi, Najat (2008). "Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Tazoudasaurus naimi (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the late Early Jurassic of Morocco". Geodiversitas 30 (2): 345–424. http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/g2008n2a5.pdf. 
  3. ↑ Ait Haddou, Omar; Hminna, Abdelkbir; Lagnaoui, Abdelouahed; Klein, Hendrik; Arouch, Mohamed; Fergougui, Mohamed; Rmich, Aziz; Bel Haouz, Wahiba (2026-01-13). "New dinosaur tracksites from the Middle-?Late Jurassic of Msemrir (Central High Atlas, Morocco)" (in en). Historical Biology: 1–18. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2596117. ISSN 0891-2963. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2025.2596117. 

Bibliography

Further reading

  • J. Bourcart, A. F. d. Lapparent, and H. Termier. 1942. Un nouveau gisement de Dinosauriens jurassiques au Maroc [A new locality with Jurassic dinosaurs in Morocco]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris 214:120-122
  • J. Jenny, A. Le Marrec, and M. Monbaron. 1981. Les empreintes de pas de dinosauriens dans le Jurassique moyen du Haut Atlas central (Maroc): nouveaux gisements et precisions stratigraphiques. Géobios 14(3):427-431
  • S. Jouve, B. Mennecart, J. Douteau and N.-E. Jalil. 2016. The oldest durophagous teleosauroid (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia) from the lower Bathonian of central High Atlas, Morocco. Palaeontology