Merchantville Formation
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| Merchantville Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, late Santonian to early Campanian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Woodbury Formation |
| Overlies | Cheesequake Formation and Magothy Formation[citation needed] |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Merchantville, New Jersey |
The Merchantville Formation is a geological formation in the northeastern United States whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous, around the time of the Santonian and Campanian age.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Vertebrate fauna
[edit | edit source]- Tyrannosauroidea (Dryptosauridae) indet. (="Cryptotyrannus")[3][4]
- Hadrosauridae indet. (="Atlantohadros")[5][4]
- Hadrosaurus foulkii[2]
- Bothremys cooki[5]
- Mosasaurus sp.[5]
- Ornithomimidae indet.[6]
- Pteranodon sp?
See also
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References
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- ^ a b 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)..
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