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Sebeş

52 occ. 22 taxa (7 genera) 1 countries
Description

The Sebeș Formation is a geological formation in Romania dating to the Maastrichtian age of the Cretaceous, and laterally equivalent to the nearby Șard Formation. The base of the formation consists of claystones interbedded with sandstones and conglomerates. These lithologies have preserved fossils which are part of the Hațeg Island fauna.

Genera
7 genera
Zalmoxes
Zalmoxes
Dinosaurs
Valid 12 occ. · 84 Ma
Magyarosaurus
Magyarosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 4 occ. · 72 Ma
Telmatosaurus
Telmatosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 3 occ. · 84 Ma
Struthiosaurus
Struthiosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 2 occ. · 84 Ma
Pseudogeckoolithus
Dinosaurs
Valid Formal taxon 1 occ. · 86 Ma
Rhabdodon
Rhabdodon
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 84 Ma
Hatzegopteryx
Hatzegopteryx
Pterosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 72 Ma
Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Top countries
🇷🇴 Romania 52
Depositional environments
Floodplain 15
dry floodplain 9
Fluvial indet. 9
Coarse channel fill 7
Mire / swamp 5
Wet floodplain 3
Crevasse splay 2
Channel lag 1
Fluvial-lacustrine indet. 1
Top collectors
F. Nopcsa 16
M. Venczel 9
M. Vremir 9
V. Codrea 7
D. Naish 3
S. Brusatte 2
G. Dyke 2
Collection activity by decade
2000s 33
2010s 8