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Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588.
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Geology of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
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Geologic Map Series No. 59, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
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members. It contains large (up to 15 feet in diameter) sandy
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Geologic Map of the Billings 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Montana,
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Montana
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Index

Eagle Formation
Stratigraphic range
Late Cretaceous

Geological formation
Claggett Shale
Judith River Formation
Telegraph Creek Formation
Niobrara Shale
Montana
Eagle Formation
formation
Montana
Late Cretaceous
sandstone
crossbedding
shale
calcareous
concretions
Dinosaur
fossils
Weathering
erosion
natural arches
hoodoos
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Earth sciences portal
Paleontology portal
Dinosaurs portal
List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

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