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Owl Creek Formation

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Owl Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
TypeFormation
Location
RegionIllinois and Tennessee
CountryUnited States

The Owl Creek Formation is a geologic formation ranging from Tennessee to Mississippi. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Ornithomimids and ceratopsian, probably a species of leptoceratopsid, fossils have been unearthed in this fossil formation.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Fleet, Micah. "Rare dinosaur tooth found in Mississippi". 16 WAPT News. Retrieved 28 July 2016.