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
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofTrinity Group
Location
RegionArkansas
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forDe Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas
Named byHugh Dismore Miser and Albert Homer Purdue[1]

See also

Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. 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)
  3. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." pp. 517–607.
  4. 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.
  5. Boss, Stephen (2011). "NSF RAPID: Salvaging a newly discovered dinosaur trackway from southwest Arkansas, USA". Retrieved May 3, 2019.

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