Mugher Mudstone

The Mugher Mudstone is a geologic formation located in Ethiopia. It dates to the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic. The lithology consists of gypsum, dolomite and shale alternations at the base, overlain by mudstone intercalated with fine to medium grained sandstone.^[1]

Mugher Mudstone
Stratigraphic range: Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Debre Libanos Sandstone, Amba Aradam Formation
Overlies	Antalo Limestone
Thickness	320 m (1,050 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone, sandstone
Other	Gypsum, dolomite, shale (base)
Location
Coordinates	9.5°N 38.6°E / 9.5; 38.6
Approximate paleocoordinates	12.3°S 24.8°E / -12.3; 24.8
Region	Shewa
Country	Ethiopia
Extent	Ethiopian Highlands
Mugher Mudstone (Ethiopia)

Indeterminate dromaeosaurid teeth are known from the formation.^[2] Many other remains have been uncovered also, including indeterminate ornithopods and allosauroids.^[3] The tooth of a macronarian sauropod is known from the formation^[4]

See also

• Africa portal
• Paleontology portal
• Dinosaurs portal

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ethiopia
• Geology of Ethiopia