Northumberland Formation

The Northumberland Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Canada. It belongs to the larger Nanaimo Group.[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Northumberland Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mesozoic
TypeGeological formation
Location
Country Canada

See also

Footnotes

  1. Martin-Silverstone, Elizabeth; Witton, Mark P.; Arbour, Victoria Megan; Currie, Philip J. (2016). "A small azhdarchoid pterosaur from the latest Cretaceous, the age of flying giants". Royal Society Open Science. 3 (8). doi:10.1098/rsos.160333.
  2. Arbour, Victoria Megan; Currie, Philip J. (2011). "An istiodactylid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 48 (1): 63–69. doi:10.1139/E10-083.

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