El Picacho Formation

The El Picacho Formation is a geological formation in Texas whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

El Picacho Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionNorth America

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Alamosaurus sanjuanensis
  • Gryposaurus sp. (possibly Kritosaurus)
  • Kritosaurus navajovius
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See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.


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