| Bauxite of Cornet | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Overlies | Overlying and infilling limestone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30°02′06″N 35°15′08″E / 30.035°N 35.2522°E |
| Country |  Romania |
| Type section | |
| Named for | A bauxite mine near Cornet, Romania where the formation outcrops |
| Year defined | 1978 |
  Bauxite of Cornet (Romania) | |
The Bauxite of Cornet is a geological formation in Romania whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] It exists as karstic sediments infilling fissures and caves in limestone.
The formation was discovered in a former bauxite mine near Cornet and Oradea during a mine explosion in 1978 but the mine flooded in 1999 so further excavations of the formation are currently impossible.
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 562. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.