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Britton Formation

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Britton Formation
Stratigraphic range: late Cenomanian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofEagle Ford Group
UnderliesArcadia Park Formation
OverliesTarrant Formation
Location
RegionTexas
Country United States

The Britton Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata.

Paleofauna

Archosaurs of the Britton Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images

Cimoliopterus

C. dunni[1]

A pteranodontoid.

Cimoliopterus

References

  1. ^ Timothy S. Myers (2015) First North American occurrence of the toothed pteranodontoid pterosaur Cimoliopterus. Journal of Vertebrate of Paleontology (advance online publication) DOI:10.1080/02724634.2015.1014904 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2015.1014904

See also