Shuttle Meadow Formation
Geological Formation in Connecticut and Massachusetts
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The Shuttle Meadow Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in the Hartford Basin in Connecticut and Massachusetts, USA.[1] Insect fossils of Mormolucoides articulatus and dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation; Coelophysis sp.[2]
| Shuttle Meadow Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Hettangian ~ | |
Talcott Formation over Shuttle Meadow Formation in a quarry (Connecticut) | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Newark Supergroup Meriden Group |
| Underlies | Talcott Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Black shale |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41.4°N 72.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 22.1°N 19.5°W |
| Region | New England |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | Connecticut and Massachusetts |
  Shuttle Meadow Formation (the United States)  Shuttle Meadow Formation (Connecticut) | |