Kandreho Formation
The Kandreho Formation is an Early Jurassic (middle or late Toarcian) geological formation of the Mahajanga Basin of Madagascar. The marly limestones of the formation were deposited in a subtidal lagoonal environment. The formation overlies the Bouleiceras and Spiriferina beds of the early Toarcian and has been correlated to the Marrat Formation of Saudi Arabia. Fossils of the marine crocodylian "Steneosaurus" as well as bivalves and the ammonite Nejdia have been found in the formation. The name Kandreho Formation was proposed by Geiger in 2004.
Fossils
Crocodyliformes
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Steneosaurus" |
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Behazonaty | Upper jaw fragment | A thalattosuchian mesoeucrocodylian. The genus Steneosaurus is a wastebasket taxon and the current referral of this specimen is unknow |  |
See also
References
- ^ Buffetaut, Eric; Termier, Geneviéve; Termier, Henri (1981). "A teleosaurid (Crocodylia, Mesosuchia) from the Toarcian of Madagascar and its palaeobiogeographical significance". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 55 (3–4): 313–319. doi:10.1007/bf02988145. ISSN 0031-0220.
- ^ Behazonaty, SW of the basin of the Kelifely at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Buffetaut et al., 1981, p.314
- ^ Geiger, 2004, p.125
Bibliography
- Buffetaut, É.; Termier, G.; Termier, H. (1981), "A teleosaurid (Crocodylia, Mesosuchia) from the Toarcian of Madagascar and its palaeobiogeographical significance" (PDF), Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 55 (3–4): 313–319, Bibcode:1981PalZ...55..313B, doi:10.1007/BF02988145, retrieved 2018-08-30
- Geiger, Markus (2004), Sedimentary and stratal patterns in Jurassic successions of western Madagascar - Facies, stratigraphy, and architecture of Gondwana breakup and drift sequences (PhD thesis) (PDF), Universität Bremen, pp. 1–179, retrieved 2018-08-30