Sebeș Formation

The Sebeș Formation is a geological formation in Romania. It is of Maastrichtian age. It is laterally equivalent to the Sard Formation. The base of the formation consists of claystones interbedded with sandstones and conglomerates.^[1] It is well known for its fossils which form a component of the Hațeg Island fauna.

Sebeș Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian, 70–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Unconformity
Overlies	Bozeș Formation, Flysch
Lithology
Primary	Claystone
Other	Sandstone, Conglomerate
Location
Region	Europe
Country	Romania
Extent	Transylvanian Basin
Type section
Named for	Sebeș

Paleobiota[2]

Turtles

Turtles of the Sebeş Formation
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Kallokibotion	K. bajazidi
Dortokidae	Indeterminate

Dinosaurs

Indeterminate hadrosauroid fossils have been unearthed here.^[3]

Dinosaurs of the Sebeş Formation
Genus	Species	Materials	Notes	Images
Balaur[4]	B. bondoc	Partial avialan skeleton, probably a junior synonym of Elopteryx[5][6]	A paravian
Magyarosaurus	Indeterminate	The only known vertebra was probably eroded from the nearby Şard Formation and placed at Sebeș instead.	A dwarf sauopod.
Struthiosaurus	S. transsylvanicus		A nodosaur.
Telmatosaurus	Indeterminate
Zalmoxes	Z. robustus
Enantiornithes	Indeterminate

Pterosaurs

Pterosaurs of the Sebeş Formation
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Hatzegopteryx	Indeterminate
Eurazhdarcho[7]	E. langendorfensis