Duck Creek Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Texas, United States}}
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| caption = Ammonites from the Duck Creek Formation
| type = Formation
| age = Cretaceous
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| region = Texas
| country = United States
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The Duck Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
Invertebrate Paleofauna
:: E. marcianus
::E. laevicanaliculatum
:: M. equidistans
:: M. fortworthens
Vertebrate Paleofauna
- Leptostyrax macrorhiza
- Reidus hilli{{Cite journal |last=Graf |first=John |date=2012 |title=A new Early Cretaceous coelacanth from Texas |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2012.696636 |journal=Historical Biology |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=441–452 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2012.696636 |issn=0891-2963}}
See also
{{Portal|Earth sciences|Texas|Paleontology}}
References
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- {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 8 July 2014}}
Category:Cretaceous geology of Texas
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