De Queen Formation
The De Queen Formation, formerly known as the DeQueen Limestone Member[2] 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.[3][4] It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period,[5] particularly the Albian age.
| De Queen Formation Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| 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[1] |
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". Energy Citations Database. OSTI 6625586. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - 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. Geological Society of America (GSA). 44 (7): 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". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- 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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