Ostracod Limestone

Ostracod Limestone
Ostracod Limestone
Type Geological formation

The Ostracod Limestone is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

References

  • 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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