Claggett Shale
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| Claggett Shale | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Judith River Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
The Claggett Shale is a geological formation in Montana whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
[edit | edit source]- Hesperornis altus? - "Tibiotarsus and vertebra."[2] (possibly from the Judith River Formation)
- Hesperornis montana
- cf. Maiasaura
- Tyrannosauridae indet.[3]
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 215.
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