Earth:San Carlos Formation

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Short description: Geologic formation in west Texas, United States
San Carlos Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
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Exposures of San Carlos Formation at Rancho Don Chuy, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua.
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionNorth America

The San Carlos Formation is a geological formation in west Texas whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. 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. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.

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