Montejunto Formation
The Montejunto Formation is an Oxfordian geologic formation in Portugal. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
| Montejunto Formation Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Alcobaça Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39.5°N 9.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 33.7°N 1.6°E |
| Country |  |
| Extent | Lusitanian Basin |
  Montejunto Formation (Portugal) | |
Fossil content
- ?Megalosaurus insignis (Tetanurae indet.)
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka (eds.) Osmólska. 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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