| Shendi Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~70–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Umm Ali & Kabushiya members |
| Underlies | Hudi Chert |
| Overlies | Precambrian basement |
| Thickness | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 16°42′N 33°24′E / 16.7°N 33.4°E / 16.7; 33.4 |
| Region | River Nile State |
| Country |  Sudan |
| Extent | Atbara-Shendi Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Shendi |
  Shendi Formation (Sudan) | |
The Shendi Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation of the Atbara-Shendi Basin in northern Sudan. Indeterminate theropod remains have been recovered from it. As well as those of the dyrosaurid Hyposaurus. It consists of a lower unit of fine grained meandering channel sediments, separated by an erosive contact with overlying meandering to braided river channel sandstones.
The formation overlies Precambrian basement and is overlain by the Hudi Chert. The total thickness of the formation amounts to 63 metres (207 ft).
Paleofauna
- Hyposaurus
- Theropoda indet.
See also
References
- ^ Eltayib et al., 2018, p.2
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution" Pp. 517-607. in Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. " Pp. 517-607.
- Salih, Khalaf Allah O.; Evans, David C.; Bussert, Robert; Klein, Nicole; Nafi, Mutwakil; Müller, Johannes (2015-12-30). "First record ofHyposaurus(Dyrosauridae, Crocodyliformes) from the Upper Cretaceous Shendi Formation of Sudan". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (1): e1115408. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1115408. ISSN 0272-4634.
- Eltayib et al., 2018, p.3
Bibliography
- Eltayib, Sadam H.M.A.; Al-Imam, Omar A. O.; Hamza, J. Adam; Salim, Mudathir A. (2018), "Sedimentary Environments and Lithofacies Distribution of Upper Shendi Formation, Central Sudan", International Journal of Geology, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 6: 1–9