The Kecskehát Limestone is a Jurassic geologic formation in Hungary. Indeterminate fossil Sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation. It is abundant on Illite and very little Kaolinite that indicates a change from the humid-subtropical climate of the Mecsek Coal Formation to the monsoon-like semi-arid climate of the Pliensbachian formations. The dominance of illite indicates a relatively fast erosion of the source area and a moderate input of terrigenous clastics relative to the underlying formations.[2][3]

Kecskehát Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Pliensbachian
~184 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofTisza Unit
OverliesMecsek Coal Formation
Lithology
PrimaryModified grain flow sediment; coarse-grained crinoidal limestone[1]
OtherSandstone
Location
RegionKecskemét
Country Hungary
Type section
Named forKecskehát caves

Vertebrate paleofauna

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Dinosaurs

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Indeterminate sauropod remains once misattributed to the Cetiosauridae are present in the province of Kecskemét, Hungary.[citation needed]

Dinosaurs of the Kecskehát Limestone
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Mamenchisauridae Indeterminate new species[citation needed]
  • Skull
  • Vertebrae
  • Femur
  • Tibia
  • Isolated teeth
An indeterminate sauropod related to the Mamenchisauridae, with a similar build to Omeisaurus[citation needed]
Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Raucsik, B., & Varga, A. (2008). Climato-environmental controls on clay mineralogy of the Hettangian–Bajocian successions of the Mecsek Mountains, Hungary: an evidence for extreme continental weathering during the early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 265(1-2), 1-13.
  2. ^ Császár G., Szinger B., Piros O. (2013) From continental platform towards rifting of the Tisza Unit in the late Triassic to Early Cretaceous. GeologicaCarpathica, 64: 279–290. Late Triassic climate humidification and kaolinite formation (Western Carpathians, Tatric Init of the Tatra Mts.) | Request PDF. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259745031_Late_Triassic_cliamte_humidification_and_kaolinite_formation_Western_Carpathians_Tatric_Init_of_the_Tatra_Mts [accessed Aug 28 2018].
  3. ^ Császár, G., Szinger, B., & Piros, O. (2013). From continental platform towards rifting of the Tisza Unit in the Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous. Geologica Carpathica, 64(4), 279-290.

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21