Chenini Member

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 ~115–109 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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 / 33.2; 10.3
Approximate paleocoordinates	15.9°N 10.3°E / 15.9; 10.3
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	Life restoration
Carcharodontosaurus[4]	C. saharicus			A carcharodontosaurid theropod	Life restoration
Sauropoda[4]	Sauropoda indet.
Iguanodontia[4]	Iguanodontia indet.

Pterosaurs of the Chenini member
Genus	Species	Location	Material	Notes	Images
Ornithocheiridae	Ornithocheiridae indet.[6]

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See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• Geology of Tunisia