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(Redirected from Gres superieurs Formation) Geological formation in Laos
Grès supérieurs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian
~120–100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofIndosinias Group, equivalent with units of Khorat Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, mudstone
OtherSiltstone
Location
Coordinates17°00′N 106°00′E / 17.0°N 106.0°E / 17.0; 106.0
Approximate paleocoordinates18°00′N 112°36′E / 18.0°N 112.6°E / 18.0; 112.6
RegionSavannakhet Province
Country Laos
ExtentSavannakhet Basin
Type section
Named for"Upper sandstone"
Grès supérieurs Formation is located in LaosGrès supérieurs FormationGrès supérieurs Formation (Laos)

The Grès supérieurs Formation (French for "Upper sandstone") is a geological formation in Laos whose strata date back to the Aptian to Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. It is equivalent to the Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand.

Fossil content

The Grès supérieurs Formation has also yielded remains of indeterminate iguanodontians, as well as ornithopod and sauropod tracks.

Fish

Fish
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Lanxangichthys L. alticephalus A three-dimensionally preserved skull A basal lepisosteiform

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Mandschurosaurus M. laosensis An indeterminate iguanodontian
Tangvayosaurus T. hoffeti " partial postcranial skeletons." A sauropod
Titanosaurus T. falloti An indeterminate sauropod possibly referable to Tangvayosaurus
Ichthyovenator I. laosensis An incomplete skeleton A spinosaurid
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.
Other fossils
  • Sauropod tracks
  • Iguanodontia indet (=Mandschurosaurus laosensis)
  • Euornithopod tracks

See also

References

  1. ^ Weishampel et al., pp.563-570
  2. Cavin, L.; Deesri, U.; Veran, M.; Khentavong, B.; Jintasakul, P.; Chanthasit, P.; Allain, R. (2019). "A new Lepisosteiformes (Actinopterygii: Ginglymodi) from the Early Cretaceous of Laos and Thailand, SE Asia". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (5): 393–407. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1426060.
  3. ^ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.268

Bibliography

Further reading

  • R. Allain, T. Xaisanavong, P. Richir and B. Khentavong. 2012. The first definitive Asian spinosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the early cretaceous of Laos. Naturwissenschaften 99:369-377
  • F. de Lapparent de Broin. 2004. A new Shachemydinae (Chelonii, Cryptodira) from the Lower Cretaceous of Laos: preliminary data. Comptes Rendus Palevol 3:387-396
  • R. Allain, P. Taquet, B. Battail, J. Dejax, P. Richir, M. Véran, F. Limon-Duparcmeur, R. Vacant, O. Mateus, P. Sayarath, B. Khenthavong and S. Phouyavong. 1999. Un nouveau genre de dinosaure sauropode de la formation des Grès supérieurs (Aptien-Albien) du Laos . Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 329:609-616
  • J.-H. Hoffet. 1942. Description de quelques ossements de Titanosauriens du Sénonien du Bas-Laos . Comptes Rendus des Séances du Conseil des Recherches Scientifiques de l'Indochine 1942(1):49-57
  • J.-H. Hoffett. 1936. Découverte du Crétacé en Indochine . Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Académie des Sciences 202:1867-1869
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