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Sînpetru

55 occ. 22 taxa (5 genera) 1 countries
Description

The Sânpetru Formation is an early Maastrichtian geologic formation located in Romania, near Sânpetru village, part of Sântămăria-Orlea commune. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, comprising some of the fauna of Hațeg Island.

Genera
5 genera
Zalmoxes
Zalmoxes
Dinosaurs
Valid 9 occ. · 84 Ma
Telmatosaurus
Telmatosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 7 occ. · 84 Ma
Paronychodon
Paronychodon
Dinosaurs
Valid 2 occ. · 155 Ma
Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 84 Ma
Struthiosaurus
Struthiosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 84 Ma
Sînpetru
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Sibişel River (Strei) near the Sânpetru Mesozoic Formation, Romania © Oguszt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikipedia
Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Geological group / Member
lower 14
Top countries
🇷🇴 Romania 55
Depositional environments
Fluvial indet. 19
Channel 14
Terrestrial indet. 11
Wet floodplain 8
Floodplain 2
Fluvial-lacustrine indet. 1
Top collectors
V. Doinel 24
I. Groza 17
F. Nopcsa 15
I. Nopcsa 14
C. Jianu 10
D. Grigorescu 8
Weishampel 5
Grigorescu 5
Jianu 5
Brizio 5
B. F. Nopcsa 3
A. Dinca 2
Collection activity by decade
1890s 28
1900s 2
1980s 13
1990s 16
2000s 5