Duck Creek Formation

Geologic formation in Texas, United States
Duck Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
Ammonites from the Duck Creek Formation
TypeFormation
Unit ofWashita Group
Location
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States

The Duck Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

Invertebrate Paleofauna

  • Neithia
  • Gryphaea
  • Eopachydiscus
E. marcianus
E. laevicanaliculatum
  • Mortoniceras
M. equidistans
M. fortworthens
  • Idohamites fredmonti
  • Macraster

Vertebrate Paleofauna

  • Leptostyrax macrorhiza
  • Reidus hilli[1]

See also

  • Earth sciences portal
  • flagTexas portal
  • iconPaleontology portal

References

  1. ^ Graf, John (2012). "A new Early Cretaceous coelacanth from Texas". Historical Biology. 24 (4): 441–452. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.696636. ISSN 0891-2963.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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