Owl Creek Formation

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]

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

See also

References

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


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