Navarro Group

Geological Group in North America
Navarro Group
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian
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TypeGroup
Sub-unitsEscondido Formation[1]
Location
RegionArkansas, Texas and Coahuila
CountryUnited States and Mexico
Type section
Named forNavarro County, Texas
Named byBenjamin Franklkin Shumard [2]
Navarro Group stratigraphic column in Texas

The Navarro Group is a geologic group in Arkansas, Texas and Coahuila, Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "National Geologic Map Database entry: Escondido". ngmdb.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. ^ Shumard, B.F. (1862). "Descriptions of new Cretaceous fossils from Texas". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 8: 189.
  3. ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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