Shuttle Meadow Formation Stratigraphic range: Hettangian ~201–199 Ma | |
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Talcott Formation over Shuttle Meadow Formation in a quarry (Connecticut) | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Newark Supergroup Meriden Group |
Underlies | Talcott Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Black shale |
Other | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 41°24′N 72°42′W / 41.4°N 72.7°W |
Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 22°06′N 19°30′W / 22.1°N 19.5°W |
Region | New England |
Country | United States |
Extent | Connecticut and Massachusetts |
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The Shuttle Meadow Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in the Hartford Basin in Connecticut and Massachusetts , USA.[1] Insect fossils of Mormolucoides articulatus and dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation; Coelophysis sp.[2]
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle Meadow Formation.
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