Английская Википедия:Huincul Formation
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The Huincul Formation is a geologic formation of Late Cretaceous (Early Cenomanian to Late Turonian) age of the Neuquén Basin that outcrops in the Mendoza, Río Negro and Neuquén Provinces of northern Patagonia, Argentina.[1] It is the second formation in the Río Limay Subgroup, the oldest subgroup within the Neuquén Group. Formerly that subgroup was treated as a formation, and the Huincul Formation was known as the Huincul Member.[2]
Description
The type locality of the Huincul Formation is near the town of Plaza Huincul in Neuquén Province after which the formation was named by Wichmann in 1929.[3] This formation conformably overlies the Candeleros Formation, and it is in turn overlain by the Lisandro Formation.
The Huincul Formation is thought to represent an arid environment with ephemeral or seasonal streams.[4] In some areas, it is up to Шаблон:Convert thick. It is mainly composed of green and yellow sandstones and can easily be differentiated from the overlying Lisandro Formation, which is red in color. The Candeleros Formation, underlying the Huincul, is composed of darker sediments, making all three formations easily distinguishable.[2][5]
Paleobiota
Dinosaur fossils are frequently found in the Huincul Formation. The titanosaurian sauropod Argentinosaurus huinculensis, one of the largest known land animals, is named after the formation.[2] Another noteworthy Huincul dinosaur is the carcharodontosaurid theropod Mapusaurus roseae, which is regarded as one of the largest known terrestrial predators.[4]
Dinosaurs
Apart from sauropods and theropods, rare fossils of iguanodonts and other ornithopods have been recorded in the formation.[6] Ichnofossils (footprints) of abelisaurid theropods and hadrosaurs are also known.[7]
Sauropods
| Sauropods of the Huincul Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Argentinosaurus | A. huinculensis | Las Overas | Neuquén Group. | Seven dorsal vertebrae, partial sacrum, partial dorsal rib, fibula, and potentially other hindlimb bones | A titanosaur | |
| Bustingorrytitan | B. shiva | Villa El Chocón. | Four specimens are known, together including parts of the dentary and postcranial skeleton. | A titanosaur | ||
| Cathartesaura | C. anaerobica[8] | La Buitrera | Neuquén Basin | A fossil consists of a partial skeleton including vertebrae and limb bones. | A rebbachisaurid | |
| Choconsaurus | C. baileywillisi[9] | Villa El Chocón. | Neuquén Group. | Partial skeleton without a skull, MMCh-PV 44/10. | A titanosaur | |
| Chucarosaurus | C. diripienda | Violante farm. | Neuquén Group. | A complete left humerus, partial left radius, complete left metacarpal II, left ischium, partial left femur and fibula, partial right tibia, and partial indeterminate metapodial.[10] | A titanosaur. | |
| Limaysaurus | L. tessonei | Villa El Chocón. | Neuquén Group. | A rebbachisaurid | ||
| Sidersaura | S. marae | Barda Atravesada de Las Campanas | Neuquén Group. | Two partial skeletons consist of a braincase fused to the skull roof and partial neurocranium, partial dorsal vertebrae, a dorsal rib, two metacarpals, a partial pelvic girdle including an incomplete ilium, ischia, and pubes, and the left femur and fibula fourteen caudal vertebrae with some haemal arches, a partial left scapula, right pubic peduncle, part of both tibiae and fibulae, and several bones from the feet, including metatarsals, phalanges, and ungual phalanges. | A rebbachisaurid | |
Theropods
| Theropods of the Huincul Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Aoniraptor | A. liberataem | Sacral vertebra, six proximal caudal vertebrae, four mid-caudal vertebrae.[11] | A fragmentary theropod originally described as a megaraptoran. | |||
| Gualicho | G. shinyae | A partial skeleton lacking the skull along with four vertebrae of the back, three vertebrae of the middle tail, ribs, a basket of belly ribs, the left shoulder girdle, the left forelimb, the right lower arm, the lower ends of both pubic bones, the right thighbone, the lower end of the left thighbone, the upper ends of the right shinbone and calf bone, elements of both metatarsi and three toes of the right foot (Holotype MPCN PV 0001). | A theropod of uncertain affinities | |||
| Huinculsaurus | H. montesi | Several vertebrae[12] | A noasaurid | |||
| Ilokelesia | I. aguadagrandensis | Fragmented skull and the axial, appendicular skeleton. | An abelisaurid | |||
| Mapusaurus[13] | M. roseae | Multiple skeletal specimens. | A carcharodontosaurid | |||
| Meraxes | M. gigas[14] | A nearly complete skull, pectoral and pelvic elements, partial forelimbs, complete hindlimbs, fragmentary ribs, and cervical and dorsal vertebrae, a sacrum, and several complete caudal vertebrae. | A carcharodontosaurid | |||
| Overoraptor | O. chimentoi[15] | Skeletal specimen consists of two phalanges and a metacarpal of the right hand, two hemal arches, the right scapula, the right ulna, a partial ilium, a partial pubis, two metatarsals from each foot, and several phalanges and unguals from the left foot. | A paravian. | |||
| Skorpiovenator | S. bustingorryi | A preserved skeleton. | An abelisaurid | |||
| Taurovenator[11] | T. violantei[11] | An isolated right postorbital. | A carcharodontosaurid | |||
| Tralkasaurus | T. cuyi | An incomplete skeleton ( MPCA-Pv 815), which comprises a maxilla; dorsal, sacral, and caudal vertebrae; cervical ribs; and a badly-preserved pubis. | An abelisaurid | |||
Ornithischians
| Ornithischians of the Huincul Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Chakisaurus[16] | C. nekul | Pueblo Blanco Natural Reserve | Multiple partial skeletons belonging to individuals of different ages | An elasmarian ornithopod; the first ornithischian named from the Huincul Formation | ||
Other reptiles
Apart from the taxa named here, fossils of unnamed squamates and neosuchian crocodyliforms have been discovered in the formation.[17]
| Non-dinosaur reptiles of the Huincul Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Images |
| Kaikaifilusaurus | K. sp. | Incomplete right dentary[18] | An eilenodontine rhynchocephalian | |
| Patagosphenos[18] | P. watuku | Disarticulated skull with shoulder and limb fragments | An eilenodontine rhynchocephalian | |
| Prochelidella | P. buitreraensis[19] | Skull, two cervical vertebrae, partial left forelimb, right pelvic girdle, shell fragments | A chelid turtle | |
See also
References
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- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Sánchez et al., 2006
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