Owl Creek Formation
| Owl Creek Formation Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Illinois and Tennessee |
| Country |  United States |
The Owl Creek Formation is a geologic formation ranging from Tennessee to Mississippi. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Ornithomimids and ceratopsid remains are known from the formation. The ceratopsid tooth could represent a chasmosaurine.[1]
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References[]
- ^ Farke, Andrew A.; Phillips, George E. (23 May 2017). "The first reported ceratopsid dinosaur from eastern North America (Owl Creek Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Mississippi, USA)". PeerJ. 5: e3342. doi:10.7717/peerj.3342. ISSN 2167-8359.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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