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Frontier Formation

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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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Pierce, W.G., 1997, Geologic map of the Cody 1 degree x 2 degrees quadrangle, northwestern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-2500, scale 1:250000.
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The formation is described by W.G. Pierce as thick, lenticular, grey sandstone, gray shale, carbonaceous shale, and bentonite.
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Giant concretions in the Frontier Formation, northern end of the San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah.
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Panasci, Giulio; Varricchio, David J.; Martin, Anthony (October 10, 2021).
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remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
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Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs
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W.C. Knight, 1902, Eng. and Min. Jour., v. 73, p. 721
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Index

Stratigraphic range
Cenomanian
Coniacian

Utah
Dinosaur National Monument
Geological formation
Cody Shale
Mowry Shale
Thermopolis Shale
Sandstone
Shale
North America

formation
Late Cretaceous
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Dinosaur
Nodosaurus textilis
Stegopelta landerensis
Hadrosauroidea
Callichimaera perplexa
Collignoniceras woollgari
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Paleontology portal
Dinosaurs portal

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