Severn Formation

{{Short description|Geological Formation in Maryland}}

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The Severn Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Maryland. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Paleofauna

= [[Dinosaur]]s =

  • "Coelosaurus" antiquus{{Cite journal |last=Baird |first=Donald |date=1986 |title=Upper Cretaceous Reptiles from the Severn Formation of Maryland |url=https://archive.org/details/baird-1986-severn-formation/ |journal=The Mosasaur |volume=3 |pages=63–85}}
  • Ornithomimidae indet.{{Cite journal |last=Hartstien |first=Eugene F |last2=Decina |first2=Lawrence E |last3=Keil |first3=Ronald F |date=1999 |title=A Late Cretaceous (Severn Formation) Vertebrate Assemblage from Bowie, Maryland |url=https://archive.org/details/hartstein-et-al-1999-severn-fm |journal=The Mosasaur |volume=6 |pages=17–23}}
  • Hadrosauridae indet.

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See also

Footnotes

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References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. {{ISBN|0-520-24209-2}}.

Category:Maastrichtian Stage of North America

Category:Cretaceous Maryland

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