List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur tracks

Last updated July 09, 2024

Indeterminate or unspecified dinosaur tracks

Name	Age	Location	Description
Arcabuco Formation ^[1]	Tithonian to Berriasian	Chíquiza, Boyacá, Colombia	Several tracks of different dinosaur groups
Camadas de Alcobaça ^[2]	Kimmeridgian^[2]	Portugal ^[2]	Description
Djadochta Formation ^[3]	Middle Campanian^[3]	China ^[3] Mongolia ^[3]	has many alternate spellings
El Jume Formation ^[4]		Argentina ^[4]	Description
Jinjiang Formation ^[5]		China ^[5]	Description
Przysucha Formation ^[6]		Poland ^[6]	Description
Quwu Formation ^[7]		China ^[7]	Description
Wangi Formation ^[8]		China ^[8]	Description
Wangshi Group ^[9]		China ^[9]	Description
Yuanpu Formation ^[10]		China ^[10]	Description

Ornithischians

Indeterminate or unspecified ornithischian tracks

Name	Age	Location	Description
Abu Agag Formation ^[11]		Egypt ^[11]	Description
Ansbachersandstein ^[12]		Germany ^[12]	Description
Argana Formation ^[13]	Middle Carnian ^[13]	Morocco ^[13]	Description
Bajo Barreal Formation ^[14]	Cenomanian to Coniacian^[14]	Argentina ^[14]	Description
Ball's Bluff Formation ^[15]		USA ^[15]	Description
Boonton Formation ^[16]		USA ^[16]	Description
Calcari Grigi di Noriglio Formation ^[17]		Italy ^[17]	Description
Cow Branch Formation ^[18]		USA ^[18]	Description
East Berlin Formation ^[19]		USA ^[19]	Description
Feltville Formation ^[20]		USA ^[20]	Description
Izuki Formation ^[21]		Japan ^[21]	Description
Kayenta Formation ^[22]	Sinemurian to Pliensbachian	USA ^[22]	Description
Kitadani Formation ^[23]	Aptian to Albian ^[23]	Japan ^[23]	Description
McCoy Brook Formation ^[24]		Canada ^[24]	Description
Mecsek Coal Formation ^[25]		Hungary ^[25]	Description
Mist Mountain Formation ^[26]		Canada ^[26]	Description
Montemarcello Formation ^[27]		Italy ^[27]	Description
Navajo Sandstone ^[28]	Pliensbachian to Toarcian^[28]	USA ^[28]	Description
Pajarito Formation ^[29]		USA ^[29]	Description
Penglaizhen Formation ^[30]		China ^[30]	Description
Portland Formation ^[31]	Pliensbachian to Toarcian^[31]	USA ^[31]	Description
Shuttle Meadow Formation ^[32]		USA ^[32]	Description
Tomanová Formation ^[33]	?Late Norian – Rhaetian	Poland, Slovakia	Description
Towaco Formation ^[34]		USA ^[34]	Description
Wealden Group ^[35]		UK ^[35]	Description
Zagaje Formation ^[36]		Poland ^[36]	Description

Saurischians

Theropods

Sauropodomorphs

Footnotes

↑ Moreno Sánchez, Mario; Gómez Cruz, Arley de Jesús; Gómez Tapias, Jorge (2012), "Reporte de huellas de dinsosaurios en el Santuario de Fauna y Flora de Iguaque, en cercanías de Chíquiza (Boyacá, Colombia)", Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander , 33: 114, retrieved 2017-05-19
1 2 3 "Camadas de Alcobaça." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548-549.
1 2 3 4 "Djadochta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-98.
1 2 "El Jume Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 571.
1 2 "Jinjiang Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 599.
1 2 "Przysucha Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 534.
1 2 "Quwu Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 597.
1 2 "Wangi Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 599.
1 2 "Wangshi Group." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598, 600.
1 2 "Yuanpu Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 599-600.
1 2 "Abu Agag Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 605.
1 2 "Ansbachersandstein." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 524.
1 2 3 "Late Triassic; Africa; Province de Marrakech, Morocco; Argana Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 528.
1 2 3 "Bajo Barreal Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 602.
1 2 "Balls Bluff Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 521.
1 2 "Boonton Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
1 2 "Calcari Grigi di Noriglio Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 533.
1 2 "Cow Branch Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 521.
1 2 "East Berlin Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
1 2 "Feltville Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
1 2 "Izuki Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 570.
1 2 "Kayenta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
1 2 3 "Kitadani Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 570.
1 2 "McCoy Brook Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 530.
1 2 "Mecsek Coal Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 534.
1 2 "Mist Mountain Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 543.
1 2 "Montemarcello Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 525.
1 2 3 "Navajo Sandstone Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
1 2 "Pajarito Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 555.
1 2 "Penglaizhen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 551.
1 2 3 "Portland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
1 2 "Shuttle Meadow Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
↑ Niedźwiedzki, G. 2011. A Late Triassic dinosaur−dominated ichnofauna from the Tomanová Formation of the Tatra Mountains, Central Europe. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56: 291–300. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0027
1 2 "Towaco Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
1 2 "Wealden Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 559, 562.
1 2 "Zagaje Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 534.

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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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[Arcabuco-1] Moreno Sánchez, Mario; Gómez Cruz, Arley de Jesús; Gómez Tapias, Jorge (2012), "Reporte de huellas de dinsosaurios en el Santuario de Fauna y Flora de Iguaque, en cercanías de Chíquiza (Boyacá, Colombia)", Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander , 33: 114, retrieved 2017-05-19

[distribution-CamadasdeAlcobaca-2] 1 2 3 "Camadas de Alcobaça." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548-549.

[distribution-Djadochta-3] 1 2 3 4 "Djadochta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-98.

[distribution-El-Jume-4] 1 2 "El Jume Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 571.

[distribution-Jinjiang-5] 1 2 "Jinjiang Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 599.

[distribution-Przysucha-6] 1 2 "Przysucha Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 534.

[distribution-Quwu-7] 1 2 "Quwu Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 597.

[distribution-Wangi-8] 1 2 "Wangi Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 599.

[distribution-Wangshi-9] 1 2 "Wangshi Group." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598, 600.

[distribution-Yuanpu-10] 1 2 "Yuanpu Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 599-600.

[distribution-Abu-Agag-11] 1 2 "Abu Agag Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 605.

[distribution-Ansbachersandstein-12] 1 2 "Ansbachersandstein." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 524.

[distribution-argana-13] 1 2 3 "Late Triassic; Africa; Province de Marrakech, Morocco; Argana Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 528.

[distribution-BajoBarreal-14] 1 2 3 "Bajo Barreal Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 602.

[distribution-Balls-Bluff-15] 1 2 "Balls Bluff Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 521.

[distribution-Boonton-16] 1 2 "Boonton Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

[distribution-Calcari-Grigi-di-Noriglio-17] 1 2 "Calcari Grigi di Noriglio Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 533.

[distribution-Cow-Branch-18] 1 2 "Cow Branch Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 521.

[distribution-East_Berlin-19] 1 2 "East Berlin Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

[distribution-Feltville-20] 1 2 "Feltville Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

[distribution-Izuki-21] 1 2 "Izuki Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 570.

[distribution-Kayenta-22] 1 2 "Kayenta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

[distribution-Kitadani-23] 1 2 3 "Kitadani Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 570.

[distribution-McCoy-Brook-24] 1 2 "McCoy Brook Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 530.

[distribution-Mecsek-Coal-25] 1 2 "Mecsek Coal Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 534.

[distribution-Mist-Mountain-26] 1 2 "Mist Mountain Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 543.

[distribution-Montemarcello-27] 1 2 "Montemarcello Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 525.

[distribution-NavajoSandstone-28] 1 2 3 "Navajo Sandstone Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

[distribution-Pajarito-29] 1 2 "Pajarito Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 555.

[distribution-Penglaizhen-30] 1 2 "Penglaizhen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 551.

[distribution-Portland-31] 1 2 3 "Portland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

[distribution-Shuttle-Meadow-32] 1 2 "Shuttle Meadow Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

[33] Niedźwiedzki, G. 2011. A Late Triassic dinosaur−dominated ichnofauna from the Tomanová Formation of the Tatra Mountains, Central Europe. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56: 291–300. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0027

[distribution-Towaco-34] 1 2 "Towaco Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.

[distribution-Wealden-35] 1 2 "Wealden Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 559, 562.

[distribution-Zagaje-36] 1 2 "Zagaje Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 534.

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