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Waggoner Ranch Formation

The Waggoner Ranch Formation is a geologic formation in northern Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Artinskian to Kungurian stages of the Permian period.

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Waggoner Ranch Formation
Stratigraphic range: Artinskian-Kungurian
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TypeFormation
Unit ofWichita Group
UnderliesArroyo Formation
OverliesPetrolia Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherClaystone
Location
Coordinates34°00′N 99°00′W / 34.0°N 99.0°W / 34.0; -99.0
Approximate paleocoordinates2°12′N 28°30′W / 2.2°N 28.5°W / 2.2; -28.5
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Waggoner Ranch Formation (the United States)
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The Waggoner Ranch Formation is a geologic formation in northern Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Artinskian to Kungurian stages of the Permian period.1

Fossil content

The following fossils have been uncovered from the formation:1

Synapsids
Temnospondyls
Reptiles
Cotylosauria
Amphibians
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Waggoner Ranch Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Romer, 1928
  3. Williston, 1915
  4. Romer & Price, 1940
  5. Williston, 1914
  6. Vaughn, 1955
  7. Fox & Bowman, 1966
  8. Clark & Carroll, 1973
  9. Heaton, 1979
  10. Sumida et al., 2010

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