Bladen Formation

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Bladen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
~77–75  Ma
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Type Formation
Unit of Black Creek Group
Underlies Donoho Creek Formation
Overlies Tar Heel Formation
Location
RegionFlag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States

The Bladen Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It is known for a plethora of terrestrial and aquatic Cretaceous fossils, including dinosaurs and mosasaurs. [1]

Dinosaurs known from the formation: [2]

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References

  1. Various Contributors to the NCSM, et al. 2020. "NCSM Collection: Paleontology Database."
  2. Crane, Cynthia Danielle (2011). "VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY OF THE LATE CRETACEOUS (CAMPANIAN) BLADEN FORMATION, BLADEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA".Cite journal requires |journal= (help)