Bauxite of Cornet

Bauxite of Cornet
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous, Berriasian
TypeGeological formation
OverliesOverlying and infilling limestone
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone, Conglomerate
Location
Coordinates30°02′06″N 35°15′08″E / 30.035°N 35.2522°E / 30.035; 35.2522
Country Romania
Type section
Named forA bauxite mine near Cornet, Romania where the formation outcrops
Year defined1978
Bauxite of Cornet is located in Romania
Bauxite of Cornet
Bauxite of Cornet (Romania)

The Bauxite of Cornet is a geological formation in Romania whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] It exists as karstic sediments infilling fissures and caves in limestone.

The formation was discovered in a former bauxite mine near Cornet and Oradea during a mine explosion in 1978 but the mine flooded in 1999 so further excavations of the formation are currently impossible.

Vertebrate paleofauna

Pterosaurs

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Dinosaurs of the Bauxite of Cornet
Genus Species Location Member Abundance Notes Images

Eurolimnornis[2]

E. corneti[2]

Judetul Bihor[2]

Formerly classified as a bird or theropod, actually a pterodactyloid pterosaur.[3]

Palaeocursornis[2]

P. corneti[2]

Judetul Bihor[2]

Formerly classified as a bird or theropod, actually an azhdarchid pterosaur.[3]

Dinosaurs

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Dinosaurs of the Bauxite of Cornet
Genus Species Location Member Abundance Notes Images

Archaeopteryx[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Judetul Bihor[2]

Possible indeterminate avialan remains.[2]

Iguanodon.

Theropoda[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Judetul Bihor[2]

Formerly referred to Aristosuchus.[2]

Bihariosaurus[4] B. baxiticus[4] Judetul Bihor[4] A possible relative of Camptosaurus. Formerly referred to Valdosaurus.[4]

Hypsilophodon[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Judetul Bihor[2]

Ornithopoda'[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Judetul Bihor[2]

cf. ?Owenodon

Indeterminate

Judetul Bihor[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 562. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "29.1 Judetul Bihor, Romania; 1. Bauxite of Cornet," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 562.
  3. ^ a b ^ Federico L. Agnolin and David Varricchio (2012). "Systematic reinterpretation of Piksi barbarulna Varricchio, 2002 from the Two Medicine Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Western USA (Montana) as a pterosaur rather than a bird". Geodiversitas. 34 (4): 883–894. doi:10.5252/g2012n4a10. Archived from the original on 2013-01-07.
  4. ^ a b c d Posmoşanu, E. (2003). "Iguanodontian dinosaurs from the lower Cretaceous Bauxite site from Romania" (PDF). Acta Paleontologica Romaniae. 4: 431–439.

References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.


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