The Claggett Shale is a geological formation in Montana whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
| Claggett Shale | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Judith River Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
Vertebrate paleofauna
edit- Hesperornis altus? - "Tibiotarsus and vertebra."[2] (possibly from the Judith River Formation)
- Hesperornis montana
- cf. Maiasaura
- Tyrannosauridae indet.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 215.
- ^ Dalman, Sebastian G.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2016). "Tyrannosaurid teeth from the Claggett Formation of the Elk Basin, Late Cretaceous of Western North America". Bulletin of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. 71: 83–89.
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