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Corral de Enmedio Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mesozoic
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofCabollona Group
Location
Country Mexico

The Corral de Enmedio Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Mexico.[1] The formation may be from the Kirtlandian land vertebrate age.[2] It has a similar fauna to the Packard Formation.[2]

Paleofauna

The fragmentary remains of indeterminate lepisosteids, trionychids, eusuchians, hadrosaurids, and ceratopsids are known from the Corral de Enmedio Formation.

Vertebrates of the Corral de Enmedio Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes

Albertosaurus[3]

Indeterminate[3]

Chamops[2]

C. segnis[2]

Melvius[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Trachodon[1]

T. mirabilis[1]

Later found to be indeterminate hadrosaurid remains.[1]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Corral De Enmedio and Packard Formations, Cabollona Group, Sonora, Mexico," in Sullivan and Lucas (2006). Page 16.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Listed as "cf. Albertosaurus sp." "Corral De Enmedio and Packard Formations, Cabollona Group, Sonora, Mexico," in Sullivan and Lucas (2006). Page 16.

References