Sânpetru Formation

Sânpetru Formation Stratigraphic range: early Maastrichtian, 70–66 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Sibișel River (Strei) near the Sânpetru Mesozoic Formation
Type	Geological formation

The Sânpetru Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1] It is located near Sânpetru village, part of Sântămăria-Orlea commune.

Paleofauna

Ornithischians

Ornithischians of the Sânpetru Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Notes	Images
Struthiosaurus[2]	S. transylvanicus[2]					Telmatosaurus Zalmoxes shqiperorum
Telmatosaurus[2]	T. transsylvanicus[2]			"[Five to ten] fragmentary skulls, some with associated posctrania, mixed age classes."[3]
Zalmoxes[2]	Z. robustus[2]
	Z. shqiperorum[2]

Sauropods

Sauropods of the Sânpetru Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Notes	Images
Magyarosaurus[2]	M. dacus[2]					Magyarosaurus scapula
	M. hungaricus[2]
	M. transsylvanicus[2]

Theropods

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.

Theropods reported from the Sânpetru Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Bradycneme[2]	B. draculae[2]			"Distal tibiotarsus."[4]		Elopteryx
Elopteryx[2]	E. nopcsai[2]			"Fragmentary femur."[4]
Euronychodon[5]	Indeterminate[5]
Heptasteornis[2]	H. andrewsi[2]			"Distal tibiotarsus."[6]
Megalosaurus[2]	M. hungaricus			"Tooth."[7]

Pterosaurs

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.

Pterosaurs reported from the Sânpetru Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
indet. Pteranodontidae[8]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

• Hateg Island

Footnotes

1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
2. "29.3 Judetul Hunedoara, Romania; 1. Sânpetru Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 592-593.
3. "Table 20.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 439.
4. "Table 9.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 185.
5. Listed as "cf. Euronychodon sp." in "29.3 Judetul Hunedoara, Romania; 1. Sânpetru Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 592-593.
6. "Table 9.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 186.
7. "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 78.
8. http://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12007/1/zitteliana_2008_b28_05.pdf

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.