Duck Creek Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Texas, United States}}

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| age = Cretaceous

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| 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

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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