Turney Ranch Formation
Geologic formation in the United States
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The Turney Ranch Formation is a mid-Cretaceous geological formation in the United States. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
| Turney Ranch Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Arizona |
| Country | USA |
Fossil content
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
Sauropod
| Sauropods of the Turney Ranch Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Sonorasaurus[2] | S. thompsoni | Whetstone Mountains of southeastern Arizona | A partial skeleton | A brachiosaurid sauropod | ||
Theropods
| Theropods of the Turney Ranch Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Acrocanthosaurus[3] | A. atokensis | Teeth | A carcharodontosaurid theropod | |||