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Wayan Formation eggshell. Eggshell of the oogenus Macroelongatoolithus on a Wayan Formation outcrop. Image used courtesy of the USFS Paleontology Program

Restoration of the spinosaurid dinosaur Siamosaurus in the Sao Khua Formation palaeoenvironment, with Sunosuchus in the middle left and a herd of Phuwiangosaurus in the background. References: Siamosaurus based on tooth specimens [1] and the neural spine of a possibly referable skeleton[2], with other missing elements filled in with relatives (Suchomimus[3], Baryonyx[4], IchthyovenatorFile:Ichthyovenator_laosensis_skeletal_reconstruction_by_PaleoGeek.png). Phuwiangosaurus based on skeletal by Suteethorn et al. (2009)[5] and missing elements of skull of EuhelopusFile:Euhelopus.png. Sunosuchus based on Suteethorn and Ingavat (1983)[6] and missing elements based on Goniopholis[7].

Sibişel River (Strei) near the Sânpetru Mesozoic Formation, Romania

Geographical and geological location of the Los Quiñones site in the Blesa Formation. (A) Geological map of the Iberian Peninsula; (B) Location of the paleogeographical sub-basins within the Maestrazgo Basin; and (C) location of the Los Quiñones site close to the village of Obón (modified from14).

Hillside where WZSSM VF000011 was collected from the Lujiatun Member of the Yixian Formation in 2012.

Ornithopod trackway at the Villar del Arzobispo Formation

Horseshoe Canyon Formation exposed in Horseshoe Canyon near Drumheller, Alberta

Exposure of the Two Medicine Formation near "Egg Mountain" in northern Montana.

Cloverly Formation near Shell

Elliot Formation Caves in 'Matalane Valley, Leribe, Lesotho

Lance Formation along Cow Creek, Niobrara County, Wyoming

Dinosaur Park Formation in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta

The distictive banding of the Morrison Formation, a group of rock layers that occur throughout Dinosaur National Monument. The formation originated as muds and sands laid down by ancient rivers, and some of its outcrops have been found to contain 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils like those found at the monument's Dinosaur Quarry.

Bituminous claystone, Lower Jurassic, Hesselberg, Middle Franconia. Sedimentary rock of very thin laminated layers (particles less than 0,0002 mm). Rock formation is known for its rich fossil findings, ex. Ichthyosaur.

Stratigraphy, Tremp Formation in Spain.

Hell Creek Formation near Ft. Peck Reservoir, Montana