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The Moreno Formation is a very old rock layer from a time long ago, called the Mesozoic era. It is found in the San Joaquin Valley in California. This special place has helped scientists find important fossils. Among these fossils are pieces of dinosaurs, which help us learn more about these amazing creatures that lived millions of years ago. Studying the Moreno Formation gives us clues about what life was like in the distant past.
Paleofauna
The Moreno Formation is a very old rock layer from long ago in what is now California. Scientists have found many fossils there, including dinosaur bones. These fossils help us learn about the animals that lived millions of years ago.
| Cartilaginous fishes reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | |||||
| Heptranchias | H. sp | |||||
| Ray-finned fishes reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Images | ||||
B. gladius | ||||||
S. sp. | ||||||
| Dinosaurs reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Images | ||||
A. morrisi | ||||||
| Saurolophus | S. morrisi | |||||
| Mosasaurs reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Images | ||||
K. bennisoni | ||||||
K. tuckeri | ||||||
P. crassidens | ||||||
P. bennisoni | ||||||
| P. tuckeri | ||||||
P. cf. waiparaensis | ||||||
cf. Mosasaurus | cf. M. sp. | |||||
H. sp. | ||||||
| Plesiosaurs reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Images | ||||
A. furlongi | ||||||
F. drescheri | ||||||
H. alexandrae | ||||||
M. stocki | ||||||
| Testudines reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | ||||||
| Forams reported from the Moreno Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Material | Images | |
| Anomalina | A. pseudopopillosa | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Bulimina | B. obtusa | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Dentalina | D. legumen | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Frondicularia | F. undulosa | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Gyroidina | G. depressa | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| Nodosaria | N. monile | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
| N. pomuligera | ||||||
| N. spinifera | ||||||
| N. sp | ||||||
| Nodosarella | N. sp | Tierra Loma Shale Member | ||||
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