Evanston Formation

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Evanston Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionNorth America

The Evanston Formation is a geological formation in Wyoming whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Alamosaurus sp.
  • Triceratops horridus
  • Triceratops prorsus
  • T. flabellatus (actually T. horridus)

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.




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