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Severn Formation

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Severn Formation

Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation

The Severn Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Maryland. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Paleofauna

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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Baird, Donald (1986). "Upper Cretaceous Reptiles from the Severn Formation of Maryland". The Mosasaur. 3: 63–85.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Hartstien, Eugene F; Decina, Lawrence E; Keil, Ronald F (1999). "A Late Cretaceous (Severn Formation) Vertebrate Assemblage from Bowie, Maryland". The Mosasaur. 6: 17–23.
  4. ^ Holmes, Robert B.; Sues, Hans-Dieter (2000). "A Partial Skeleton of the Basal Mosasaur Halisaurus platyspondylus from the Severn Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Maastrichtian) of Maryland". Journal of Paleontology. 74 (2): 309–316. JSTOR 1306908.

References

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.