Corallian Oolite Formation - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Corallian Oolite Formation is a geological formation in Europe. It dates back to the Late Jurassic

Late Jurassic

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.2 ± 4.0 to 145.5 ± 4.0 million years ago , which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata. In European lithostratigraphy, the name "Malm" indicates rocks of Late Jurassic age...

Vertebrate fauna

Dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of... s of the Corallian Oolite Formation
Taxa	Presence	Description	Images
Superorder: Dinosauria Undescribed dinosaur genus.	Geographically located in Berkshire, England.
Genus: Metriacanthosaurus Metriacanthosaurus Metriacanthosaurus is a genus of sinraptorid dinosaur from the upper Oxford Clay of England, dating to the mid-Jurassic Period, about 160 million years ago .... M. parkeri	Geographically located in North Yorkshire, England.	"Partial postcranial skeleton."
Infraorder: Sauropoda Sauropoda Sauropoda , or the sauropods , are an infraorder of saurischian dinosaurs. They had long necks, long tails, small heads , and thick, pillar-like legs. They are notable for the enormous sizes attained by some species, and the group includes the largest animals to have ever lived on land... Indeterminate remains.	Geographically located in Oxfordshire, England.	"(=Cetiosaurus Cetiosaurus Cetiosaurus meaning 'whale lizard', from the Greek cetus/κητος meaning 'sea monster' and saurus/σαυρος meaning 'lizard', was a sauropod dinosaur from the Mid to Late Jurassic Period in what are now Europe and Africa. It is estimated to have been about long and to have weighed roughly... sp.)"
Family: Stegosauridae Stegosauridae Stegosauridae is a family of stegosauria, large thyreophorans. They lived longer than other Stegosaurs; while all Huayangosauridae and most of basal stegosaurs died out in Tithonian - Kimmeridgian, stegosauridae survived till Middle Cretaceous. They are usually characterized by triangular plates on... Indeterminate remains.	Geographically located in North Yorkshire, England.	"(=Omosaurus phillipsi)" "Juvenile femur."
Suborder: Theropoda Theropoda Theropoda is both a suborder of bipedal saurischian dinosaurs, and a clade consisting of that suborder and its descendants . Dinosaurs belonging to the suborder theropoda were primarily carnivorous, although a number of theropod groups evolved herbivory, omnivory, and insectivory... Indeterminate remains. Indeterminate remains. Possible indeterminate theropod remains.	Geographically located in North Yorkshire, England. Geographically located in Oxfordshire, England. Geographically located in North Yorkshire, England.	"(=Megalosaurus Megalosaurus Megalosaurus is a genus of large meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic period of Europe... bucklandii)" "(=Megalosaurus Megalosaurus Megalosaurus is a genus of large meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic period of Europe... sp.)" "(=?Cryptodraco sp.)"

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