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Turners Falls

52 occ. 33 taxa (2 genera) 1 countries
Description

The Turners Falls Formation or Turners Falls Sandstone is an Early Jurassic geological formation in Massachusetts. Various reptile tracks and footprints are known from this strata. These include Antipus flexiloquus, which has been interpreted as belonging to a small quadrupedal reptile or a pterosaur, though it is most likely a crocodylomorph.

Genera
2 genera
Plectropterna
Plectropterna
Dinosaurs
Valid Ichnogenus Formal taxon 1 occ. · 201 Ma
Argoides
Argoides
Dinosaurs
Valid Ichnogenus Formal taxon 1 occ. · 227 Ma
Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Geological group / Member
Meriden 52
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States 52
Depositional environments
Fluvial-lacustrine indet. 52
Top collectors
R. Field 52
Collection activity by decade
1850s 52
1900s 52