Bell Springs Formation
The Bell Springs Formation is a Late Triassic (Norian to Rhaetian) geologic formation in Wyoming.[1] Fossil theropod tracks assigned to Agialopous wyomingensis have been reported from the formation.[2][3]
| Bell Springs Formation Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian ~221–202 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43.0°N 108.8°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 19.2°N 46.4°W |
| Region | Wyoming |
| Country |  United States |
  Bell Springs Formation (the United States)  Bell Springs Formation (Wyoming) | |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Bell Springs Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- Branson & Mehl, 1932
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
- Branson, E. B., and M. G. Mehl. 1932. Footprint records from Cretaceous, Triassic, and Pennsylvanian. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 42. 284–285.
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