Britton Formation

Britton Formation
Stratigraphic range: late Cenomanian
Type Geological formation
Unit of Eagle Ford Group
Underlies Arcadia Park Formation
Overlies Tarrant Formation
Location
Region Texas
Country  United States

The Britton Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata.

Paleofauna

Archosaurs of the Britton Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images

Cimoliopterus

C. dunni[1]

A pteranodontoid.

References

  1. Timothy S. Myers (2015) First North American occurrence of the toothed pteranodontoid pterosaur Cimoliopterus. Journal of Vertebrate of Paleontology (advance online publication) DOI:10.1080/02724634.2015.1014904 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2015.1014904

See also


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