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}}

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