Duck Creek Formation Explained

Duck Creek Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Cretaceous
Region:	Texas
Country:	United States
Unitof:	Washita Group

The Duck Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

Invertebrate Paleofauna

• Neithia
• Gryphaea
• Eopachydiscus

E. marcianus

E. laevicanaliculatum

• Mortoniceras

M. equidistans

M. fortworthens

• Idohamites fredmonti
• Macraster

Vertebrate Paleofauna

• Leptostyrax macrorhiza
• Reidus hilli^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
• Paleontology in Texas

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 8 July 2014.

Notes and References

1. Graf . John . 2012 . A new Early Cretaceous coelacanth from Texas . Historical Biology . 24 . 4 . 441–452 . 10.1080/08912963.2012.696636 . 0891-2963.