Williams Fork Formation

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Williams Fork Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian (Edmontonian)
~73–70  Ma
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Type Geological formation
Unit of Mesaverde Group
Lithology
Primary Mudstone
Other Sandstone
Location
Coordinates 40°00′N108°48′W / 40.0°N 108.8°W / 40.0; -108.8
Approximate paleocoordinates 47°30′N80°18′W / 47.5°N 80.3°W / 47.5; -80.3
Region Colorado
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Williams Fork Formation (the United States)
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Williams Fork Formation (Colorado)

The Williams Fork Formation is a Campanian to Maastrichtian (Edmontonian) geologic formation of the Mesaverde Group in Colorado. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, most notably Pentaceratops sternbergii , [1] . Other fossils found in the formation are the ammonite Lewyites , tyrannosaurids, dromaeosaurids, troodontids, nodosaurids, ankylosaurids, hadrosaurids, hybodonts, neosuchian crocodylomorphs, and the mammals Glasbius and Meniscoessus collomensis . [2] [3]

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References

  1. Diem, Steve; Archibald, James D. (2005). "Range extension of southern chasmosaurine Ceratopsian dinosaurs into northwestern Colorado". Journal of Paleontology. 79 (2): 251–258. Bibcode:2005JPal...79..251D. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.538.7263 . doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079<0251:REOSCC>2.0.CO;2. S2CID   17715685 . Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. Jubb Creek at Fossilworks.org
  3. Rangely South (SDNHM) at Fossilworks.org

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