Cimarron Ridge Formation Explained

Cimarron Ridge Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Maastrichtian

The Cimarron Ridge Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in the United States. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.^[1]

Name

The formation takes its name from Cimarron Ridge in southwestern Colorado.^[2]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils

References

• Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. .

Notes and References

1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
2. Web site: Geologic Unit: Cimarron Ridge, Geolex — Unit Summary . . 2020-01-14 . National Geologic Map Database . U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey . 2020-04-27.