This is a list of stratigraphic units from which dinosaurbody fossils have been recovered. Although Dinosauria is a clade which includes modern birds, this article covers only Mesozoic stratigraphic units. Units listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group).
Here the units are sorted by the number of genera that have been reported as being represented in their respective fossil yields. Since the creation or synonymy of genera can be subjective, the sorting of the units can only roughly approximate their known paleobiodiversities.
^ abc"Frenchman Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 578.
^ abc"Hell Creek Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 584-586.
^ abc"Horseshoe Canyon Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 577.
^ abc"Iren Dabasu Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598.
^ abc"Jiufotang Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 565-66.
^ abc"Judith River Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 583.
^ abc"Kimmeridge Clay Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 546.
^ ab"Lower Kirtland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 580.
^ ab"Upper Kirtland Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 580-581.
^"Lameta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 595.
^ abc"Lance Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 585-586.
^ abc"Laramie Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 581.
^"Lower Lufeng Series Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 534.
^ abc"Morrison Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 543-545.
^ abc"Nemegt Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 596-597.
^ abc"Oldman Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576.
^ abc"Oxford Clay Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 539-540.
^ ab"Rio Colorado Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603-4.
^ abc"Scollard Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 578.
^ ab"Shaximiao Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 542, 550-1.
^ abc"Tendaguru Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 552.
^ abc"Two Medicine Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 582-583.
^"Wangshi Group." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598, 600.
^ abc"Wessex Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 558-559.
^ abcdef"Yixian Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 566-567.
^ abc"Xinminbao Group Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 567.
^Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. ISBN0-520-24209-2.
^Turner, A.H.; Calvo, J.O. (2005). "A new sebecosuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (1): 87–98. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0087:ANSCFT]2.0.CO;2.
^Marco Brandalise de Andrade; Reinaldo J. Bertini (2008). "A new Sphagesaurus (Mesoeucrocodylia: Notosuchia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Monte Alto City (Bauru Group, Brazil), and a revision of the Sphagesauridae". Historical Biology. 20 (2): 101–136. doi:10.1080/08912960701642949.
^ ab"Camadas de Alcobaça." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548-549.
^ abc"Early Cretaceous; North America; "Texas" and "Oklahoma;" Antlers Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 555.
^"Aréen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 591.
^ ab"Early Cretaceous; North America; "Maryland" and "Washington, D.C.;" Arundel Clay)." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 556.
^"Baharija Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 605.
^ ab"Bajo Barreal Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 602.
^"Bauxite of Cornet." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 562.
^"Camadas de Guimarota." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 548.
^"Castellar Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 560-1.
^"Chipping Norton Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 538,540.
^ ab"Clarens Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 536.
^ ab"Cloverly Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 556.
^ ab"Denver Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 581.
^ abc"Elrhaz Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 572.
^"Foremost Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576.
^ abc"Gosau Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 592.
^ abc"Gres a reptiles Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 589-90.
^"Hornerstown Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 586.
^ abc"Ischigualasto Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 528.
^ abc"Kitadani Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 570.
^"La Huergina Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 561-62.
^"Lecho Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603.
^ abc"Maevarano Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 605.
^ ab"Milk River Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 576.
^"Minhe Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 598-9.
^"Prince Creek Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 587.
^"Rio Neuquen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603.
^ abc"Sânpetru Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 592-593.
^ abc"Sao Khua Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 569.
^ abWeishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN0-520-24209-2.
^"Ampthill Clay." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 546.
^"Angostura Colorada Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 603.
^"Bayin-Gobi Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 568.
^"Bungil Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 573.
^"Bushveld Sandstone Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 535, 528.
^"Calcaire de Caen Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 541.
^"Cerro Barcino Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 571.
^"Densus Ciula Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 593.
^"Ejinhoro Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 568.
^"Kayenta Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 532.
^ abc"La Amarga Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 571.
^ abc"Los Colorados Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 528.
^ ab"Ulansuhai Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 568.
^ abc"Winton Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 606.
^"Mahadek Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 595.
^Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 545–549. ISBN0-520-24209-2.
^"Miria Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 606.
^"Patcham Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 541.
^"Qagannur Formation." Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pg. 567.
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