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Paluxy Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Thickness
  
up to 1,450 ft (440 m)

Named for
  
Paluxy

Underlies
  
Fredericksburg Group

Unit of
  
Trinity Group

Region
  
North America

Overlies
  
Glen Rose Formation

Sub-units
  
Baum Limestone Member, Georges Creek Member, Lake Merritt Member

The Paluxy Formation is a geological formation found in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Vertebrate paleofauna

  •  ?Ornithomimus sp.
  • Pleurocoelus cf. nanus
  •  ?Nodosaurus sp
  • Tenontosaurus cf. tilletti
  • References

    Paluxy Formation Wikipedia