Earth:Imi-n-Ifri Formation

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Imi-n-Ifri Formation
Stratigraphic range: Sinemurian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesAganane Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, dolomite
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 31°18′N 7°06′W / 31.3°N 7.1°W / 31.3; -7.1
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 24°36′N 6°48′W / 24.6°N 6.8°W / 24.6; -6.8
RegionAfrica
Country Morocco
ExtentOuarzazate Province
Imi-n-Ifri Formation is located in Morocco
Imi-n-Ifri Formation
Imi-n-Ifri Formation (Morocco)

The Imi-n-Ifri Formation is a Sinemurian geologic formation outcropping about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Demnate, to the east of Marrakech, Morocco. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]

Description

The formation comprises limestones and dolomites deposited in shallow depth of water, low-energy, marine or lagoonal to supratidal environments. The footprints appear on the surface of a vast limestone on a surface of between 8 and 9,000 square metres (86 and 96,875 sq ft). The top of the carbonate sequence is marked by a bench of yellow 'cargneule' capped by a hardground.[2]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
      • Ornithopod tracks

References

  1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. Adrar-n-Ouglagal tracksite at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2

Further reading

  • M. Monbaron, J. Dejax, and G. Demathieu. 1985. Longues pistes de Dinosaures bipèdes à Adrar-n-Ouglagal (Maroc) et répartition des faunes de grands Reptiles dans le domaine atlasique au cours du Mésozoïque. Bulletin du Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, 4e série, section A 7(3):229-242