| De Queen Formation | |
|---|---|
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Trinity Group |
| Location | |
| Region | Arkansas |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas |
| Named by | Hugh Dismore Miser and Albert Homer Purdue |
The De Queen Formation, formerly known as the DeQueen Limestone Member is a Mesozoic geological formation located in southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. Fossil sauropod and theropod tracks have been reported from the formation. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period, particularly the Albian age.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Paleontology in Arkansas
Footnotes
- Miser, H.D.; Purdue, A.H. (1919). "Gravel deposits of the Caddo Gap and De Queen quadrangles, Arkansas". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 690: 18, 19, 22, pl. 1.
- Ham, T. L.; Landry, R. J. (1983-09-01). Suggested nomenclature change and new reference locality for Dequeen Formation, Pike County, Arkansas. American Association of Petroleum Geologists eastern section meeting, Carbondale, IL, USA, 3 Oct 1983. OSTI 6625586.
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." pp. 517–607.
- Boss, Steven; Cothren, J.; Suarez, C.; Williamson, M.; Platt, B.; Kvamme, J. (2012). "Wide-Field LIDAR Imaging and online interactive Measurement of a Dinosaur Trackway Site from Southwest Arkansas, USA". Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. 44 (7). Geological Society of America (GSA): 404. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- Boss, Stephen (2011). "NSF RAPID: Salvaging a newly discovered dinosaur trackway from southwest Arkansas, USA". Retrieved May 3, 2019.
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- 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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