Chico Formation
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| Chico Formation | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
The Chico Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation.
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Paleofauna
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] The lizard and bird species listed in the table below date from the late Cretaceous.
| Vertebrates of the Chico Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Abundance | Notes | Images |
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indet. Pteranodontidae[4] |
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ↑ Listed as "Clidastes?" in "Appendix: Summary of the Mesozoic Reptilian Fossils of California," Hilton (2003) p. 274
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Appendix: Summary of the Mesozoic Reptilian Fossils of California," in Hilton (2003) p. 273
- ↑ http://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12007/1/zitteliana_2008_b28_05.pdf
References
- Hilton, Richard P. 2003. Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California. Berkeley: University of California Press. 318 pp.
- 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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