Potomac Group

The Potomac Group is a geologic group in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. An indeterminate tyrannosauroid is known from the formation.[1]

Potomac Group
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsPatuxent Formation, Arundel Formation, Patapsco Formation, Raritan Formation
UnderliesRaritan Formation
OverliesBoonton Formation
Location
Region Delaware,  Maryland,  New Jersey,  Virginia
Country United States

See also

References

  1. Brownstein, Chase Doran (2018). "A Tyrannosauroid from the Lower Cenomanian of New Jersey and Its Evolutionary and Biogeographic Implications". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 59 (1): 95–105. doi:10.3374/014.058.0210. ISSN 0079-032X.


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