Potomac Group
The Potomac Group is a geologic group in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. An indeterminate tyrannosauroid is known from the formation.[1]
Potomac Group Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
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Type | Group |
Sub-units | Patuxent Formation, Arundel Formation, Patapsco Formation, Raritan Formation |
Underlies | Raritan Formation |
Overlies | Boonton Formation |
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References
- Brownstein, Chase Doran (2018). "A Tyrannosauroid from the Lower Cenomanian of New Jersey and Its Evolutionary and Biogeographic Implications". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 59 (1): 95–105. doi:10.3374/014.058.0210. ISSN 0079-032X.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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