Type Geological formation | Region North America | |
The Antlers Formation is a stratum which ranges from Arkansas through southern Oklahoma into northeastern Texas. The stratum is 150 m (490 ft) thick consisting of silty to sandy mudstone and fine to coarse grained sandstone that is poorly to moderately sorted. The stratum is cemented with clay and calcium carbonate. In places the sandstone may be conglomeratic or ferruginous (rich in iron oxides).
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Based on correlation with the Trinity Group of Texas, the Antlers Formation is estimated to be late Aptian-early Albian. This age range is supported by the presence of two dinosaurs that are also known from the Cloverly Formation, Deinonychus and Tenontosaurus.
Amphibians
Indeterminate frog remains. Possible indeterminate salamander remains.
Basal vertebrates ("Fish")
References: Cifelli et al. 1999; Wedel et al. 2000, Kielan-Jarorowska and Cifelli 2001; Nydam and Cifelli 2002.
Ray-finned fish
Possible indeterminate amiid remains. Possible indeterminate lepisosteid remains. Possible indeterminate semionotidae remains.
Mammals
Possible indeterminate deltatheroidan material. Indeterminate multituberculate remains. Indeterminate tribosphenidan remains.
Crurotarsans
Possible indeterminate atoposaurid remains. Possible indeterminate goniopholidid remains. Possible indeterminate pholidosaurid remains.
Lepidosaurs
Possible indetrminate scincid remains.
Saurischians
Possible indeterminate bird remains are known from the formation.