Lomas Coloradas Formation
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From Handwiki - Reading time: 1 min| Lomas Coloradas Formation Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
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| Country |  Mexico |
The Lomas Coloradas Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Mexico. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although only a few have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]
Dinosaurs
| Dinosaurs reported from the Lomas Coloradas Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic Position | Material | Notes | Images |
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T. rex |
A tyrannosaurid. Also from the Hell Creek, Denver, Ferris, Frenchman, Javelina, Livingston, McRae, North Horn, Scollard, and Willow Creek Formations. |
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
Footnotes
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ↑ http://theropoddatabase.com/Tyrannosauroidea.html#Tyrannosaurusrex
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
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