The Shuttle Meadow Formation is a
Mesozoic
The Mesozoic Era ( ), also called the Age of Reptiles, the Age of Conifers, and colloquially as the Age of the Dinosaurs is the second-to-last era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about , comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Creta ...
geologic
formation
Formation may refer to:
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Mathematics and science
* Cave formation or speleothem, a secondary ...
in the
Hartford Basin
The Eastern North America Rift Basins are a series of sediment-filled ''rift, aborted rifts'' created by large-scale continental extension. Their positions closely mirror the eastern coast of North America. Sediments and volcanic material from the ...
in
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
and
, USA.
[Olsen, P.E., Schliesche, R.W., Gore, P.J.W. (Editors), 1989, Tectonic, Depositional, and Paleoecological History of Early Mesozoic Rift Basins, Eastern North America Field Trip Guidebook T351. International Geological Congress Field Trip T351. American Geophysical Union, Washington, 174 p.] Insect fossils of ''
Mormolucoides articulatus'' and
dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...
remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation; ''
Coelophysis sp''.
[Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.]
See also
*
List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with f ...
**
List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
References
Bibliography
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Further reading
* P. Huber, N. G. McDonald, and P. E. Olsen. 2003. Early Jurassic insects from the Newark Supergroup, northeastern United States. In P. M. LeTourneau, P. E. Olsen (eds.), The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in Eastern North America, Volume 2: Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology 206-223
* P. M. Galton. 1976. Prosauropod dinosaurs (Reptilia: Saurischia) of North America. Postilla 169:1-98
Geologic formations of the United States
Jurassic System of North America
Jurassic Connecticut
Jurassic Massachusetts
Hettangian Stage
Shale formations of the United States
Siltstone formations
Lacustrine deposits
Paleontology in Connecticut