Kem Kem beds
E922223
The Kem Kem beds are a fossil-rich Cretaceous rock formation in southeastern Morocco renowned for yielding remains of large predatory dinosaurs and other prehistoric fauna.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cretaceous stratigraphic unit
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fossil site ⓘ geological formation ⓘ |
| age | Cenomanian ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
Carcharodontosaurus
NERFINISHED
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Deltadromeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebbachisaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Spinosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ actinopterygian fishes ⓘ coelacanths ⓘ crocodyliformes ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ lungfish ⓘ plesiosaurs ⓘ pterosaurs ⓘ turtles ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
deltaic
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fluvial ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geologicalSubperiod | Late Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFossilType |
body fossils
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isolated bones and teeth ⓘ trackways (rare) ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
high proportion of large theropod remains
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mixed assemblage of terrestrial and aquatic taxa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abundant vertebrate fossils
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diverse prehistoric fauna ⓘ large predatory dinosaur fossils ⓘ |
| lithology |
mudstone
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sandstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Morocco ⓘ |
| locatedOn | African continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kem Kem region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Paleozoic strata ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment |
coastal plain
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nearshore marine-influenced systems ⓘ river floodplains ⓘ |
| paleogeography | northern margin of Gondwana ⓘ |
| partOf | Kem Kem Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchedBy | paleontologists ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding Cretaceous African ecosystems
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key source of data on giant theropod diversity ⓘ |
| underlies | younger Cretaceous and Cenozoic deposits ⓘ |
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