Severn Formation
The Severn Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Maryland. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
| Severn Formation Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
Paleofauna
- Coelosaurus antiquus (ornithomimmosaur indet.)
- Hadrosauridae indet.
- Halisaurus platyspondylus[2]
- Deinosuchus rugosus
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- Holmes, Robert B.; Sues, Hans-Dieter (2000). "A Partial Skeleton of the Basal Mosasaur Halisaurus platyspondylus from the Severn Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Maastrichtian) of Maryland". Journal of Paleontology. 74 (2): 309–316. JSTOR 1306908.
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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