Chenini Member
Geological formation in Tunisia
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The Chenini Member is a geological member of the Ain el Guettar Formation in Tunisia, whose strata date back to the Late Aptian to Early Albian stages of the Cretaceous period.[1][2] The lithology consists of coarse sandstones with occasional conglomerates and mudstones.[3] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[4]
| Chenini Member | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Aptian-Early Albian ~ | |
| Type | Member |
| Unit of | Aïn el Guettar Formation |
| Underlies | Oum ed Diab Member |
| Overlies | Douiret Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Location | Sahara Desert |
| Coordinates | 33.2°N 10.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 15.9°N 10.3°E |
| Region | Tataouine |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Chenini |
  Chenini Member (Tunisia) | |
Vertebrate paleofauna
The Chenini Member during the Early Cretaceous period was a marsh-like swampy habitat. The most famous dinosaur discoveries made here include Carcharodontosaurus and Spinosaurus.
| Theropods of the Chenini member | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
| Spinosaurus[5] | S.cf. aegyptiacus | A spinosaurid theropod |  | ||
| Carcharodontosaurus[4] | C. saharicus | A carcharodontosaurid theropod | .png) | ||
| Sauropoda[4] | Sauropoda indet. | ||||
| Iguanodontia[4] | Iguanodontia indet. | ||||
| Pterosaurs of the Chenini member | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
| Ornithocheiridae | Ornithocheiridae indet.[6] | ||||