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Twin Mountains Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Thickness
  
150 ft (46 m)

Underlies
  
Glen Rose Formation

Unit of
  
Trinity Group

Region
  
North America

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The Twin Mountains Formation, also known as the Twin Mountain Formation, is a sedimentary rock formation, within the Trinity Group, found in Texas of the United States of America. It is a terrestrial formation of Aptian age (Lower Cretaceous), and is notable for its dinosaur fossils. Dinosaurs from this formation include the large theropod Acrocanthosaurus, the sauropod Sauroposeidon, and the ornithopod Tenontosaurus. It is the lowermost unit of the lower Cretaceous, lying unconformably on Carboniferous strata. It is overlain by the Glen Rose Formation. It is the lateral equivalent of the lower part of the Antlers Formation.

Paleobiota

  • Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
  • Dromaeosauridae indet.
  • Theropoda indet.
  • Sauropoda indet.
  • Sauroposeidon
  • Unnamed Euornithopod
  • Tenontosaurus dossi - "Skull and postcranial skeleton, several individuals."
  • Iguanodontia indet.
  • References

    Twin Mountains Formation Wikipedia


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