Newark Canyon Formation

The Newark Canyon Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Nevada[1] in the United States.

Newark Canyon Formation
Stratigraphic range: ?Late Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Location
Region Nevada
Country US

Fossils

Dinosaur remains (ankylosaurid and theropod remains) have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]

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gollark: (well, packed ice)
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gollark: It's a bunch of tunnels with partially icy floors.

See also

Footnotes

  1. "Newark Canyon Formation". Western Cordillera. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.


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