De_Queen_Formation

De Queen Formation

De Queen Formation

Geological formation in Arkansas, United States

The De Queen Formation, formerly known as the DeQueen Limestone Member[2] is a Mesozoic geological formation located in southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. Fossil sauropod and theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[3][4] It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period,[5] particularly the Albian age.

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  1. [1]
    Miser, H.D.; Purdue, A.H. (1919). "Gravel deposits of the Caddo Gap and De Queen quadrangles, Arkansas". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 690: 18, 19, 22, pl. 1.
  2. [2]
    Ham, T. L.; Landry, R. J. (1983-09-01). Suggested nomenclature change and new reference locality for Dequeen Formation, Pike County, Arkansas. American Association of Petroleum Geologists eastern section meeting, Carbondale, IL, USA, 3 Oct 1983. OSTI 6625586.
  3. [3]
    Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." pp. 517–607.
  4. [4]
    Boss, Steven; Cothren, J.; Suarez, C.; Williamson, M.; Platt, B.; Kvamme, J. (2012). "Wide-Field LIDAR Imaging and online interactive Measurement of a Dinosaur Trackway Site from Southwest Arkansas, USA". Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. 44 (7). Geological Society of America (GSA): 404. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  5. [5]
    Boss, Stephen (2011). "NSF RAPID: Salvaging a newly discovered dinosaur trackway from southwest Arkansas, USA". Retrieved May 3, 2019.

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