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Arundel Clay

47 occ. 17 taxa (6 genera) 1 countries
Description

The Arundel Formation, also known as the Arundel Clay, is a clay-rich sedimentary rock formation, within the Potomac Group, found in Maryland of the United States of America. It dates to the Early Cretaceous, and is of late Aptian or early Albian age. This rock unit had been economically important as a source of iron ore, but is now more notable for its dinosaur fossils. It is named for Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Genera
6 genera
Coelurus
Coelurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 2 occ. · 158 Ma
Tenontosaurus
Tenontosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 2 occ. · 121 Ma
Deinonychus
Deinonychus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 143 Ma
Acrocanthosaurus
Acrocanthosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 121 Ma
Eubrontes
Eubrontes
Dinosaurs
Valid Ichnogenus 1 occ. · 250 Ma
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 155 Ma
Arundel Clay
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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Geological group / Member
Potomac 47
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States 47
Depositional environments
Mire / swamp 17
Wet floodplain 12
Terrestrial indet. 11
Fluvial-lacustrine indet. 7
Top collectors
A. Bibbins 24
Kranz 12
Lipka 12
Cifelli 12
J. B. Hatcher 10
P. Tyson 4
A. Linthicum 3
W. Clark 3
Inglehart 2
H. D. Thornett 1
J. K. Murphy 1
Phelan 1
Collection activity by decade
1850s 4
1880s 20
1890s 39
1940s 1
1950s 1
1980s 1