Tarrant Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Texas, United States}}
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| type = Geological formation
| age = Middle Cenomanian
| period = Cenomanian
| prilithology = Calcareous sandstone
| otherlithology = Siltstone, limestone, shale
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| region = Texas
| country = United States
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| unitof = Eagle Ford Group
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The Tarrant Formation is a geologic formation that dates to the Middle Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.
Paleobiota
- Aetodactylus{{cite journal |last=Myers |first=Timothy S. |year=2010 |title=A new ornithocheirid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) Eagle Ford Group of Texas |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=280–287 |doi=10.1080/02724630903413099 |url=http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/929241__918962831.pdf |format=pdf}}
Footnotes
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{{Reflist}}
Category:Cretaceous geology of Texas
Category:Sandstone formations of the United States
Category:Siltstone formations of the United States
Category:Limestone formations of the United States
Category:Shale formations of the United States
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