Earth:Wolfe City Formation
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| Wolfe City Formation Stratigraphic range: Campanian | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Taylor Group |
| Location | |
| Region | Texas |
| Country | United States |
The Wolfe City Formation is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. The holotype specimen of the large mosasaur Tylosaurus rex is known from this formation.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
- Paleontology in Texas
References
- ↑ Zietlow, Amelia R.; Polcyn, Michael J.; Tykoski, Ronald S. (2026-05-21). "A gigantic new species of Tylosaurus (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from Texas : and a revised character list for phylogenetic analyses of Mosasauridae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (482): 1–77. https://hdl.handle.net/2246/7549.
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". https://www.fossilworks.org/.
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