Paw Paw Formation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paw Paw Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Albian
~105–100 Ma
↓
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofComanche & Washita Groups
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
Location
Coordinates32°54′N 97°18′W / 32.9°N 97.3°W / 32.9; -97.3Coordinates: 32°54′N 97°18′W / 32.9°N 97.3°W / 32.9; -97.3
Approximate paleocoordinates30°12′N 59°48′W / 30.2°N 59.8°W / 30.2; -59.8
RegionTexas
Country United States
Paw Paw Formation is located in the United States
Paw Paw Formation
Paw Paw Formation (the United States)

The Paw Paw Formation is a geological formation in Texas whose strata date back to the late Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Fossil content[]

See also[]

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 553-556. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ "Table 17.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 365.
  3. ^ "Table 17.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 367.
  4. ^ Coombs, 1995
  5. ^ Paw Paw Formation

Bibliography[]

  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
  • W. P. Coombs. 1995. A new nodosaurid ankylosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous of Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(2):298-312
  • L. L. Jacobs, D. A. Winkler, P. A. Murry and J. M. Maurice. 1994. A nodosaurid scuteling from the Texas shore of the Western Interior Seaway. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies 337-346
Retrieved from ""