Paluxy Formation
Geological formation in the United States
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The Paluxy Formation is a geological formation found in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[4]
Unit ofTrinity Group
Sub-unitsBaum Limestone Member, Georges Creek Member, Lake Merritt Member[1]
UnderliesWalnut Formation (Fredericksburg Group)
| Paluxy Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Trinity Group |
| Sub-units | Baum Limestone Member, Georges Creek Member, Lake Merritt Member[1] |
| Underlies | Walnut Formation (Fredericksburg Group) |
| Overlies | Glen Rose Formation |
| Thickness | up to 1,450 ft (440 m)[2] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, mudstone, limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Paluxy, Texas |
| Named by | Robert Thomas Hill[3] |
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Coelurosauria indet.[5]
- Cedarosaurus weiskopfae[6]
- Astrophocaudia slaughteri[6]
- Nodosauridae indet.
- Tenontosaurus cf. tilletti
