Turney Ranch Formation

Turney Ranch Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian–Cenomanian
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionArizona
CountryUSA

The Turney Ranch Formation is a mid-Cretaceous geological formation in the United States. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Fossil content

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon

Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text
crossed out taxa are discredited.

Dinosaurs

Sauropod

Sauropods of the Turney Ranch Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Sonorasaurus S. thompsoni Whetstone Mountains of southeastern Arizona A partial skeleton A brachiosaurid sauropod

Theropods

Theropods of the Turney Ranch Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Acrocanthosaurus A. atokensis Teeth A carcharodontosaurid theropod

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ↑ Ratkevich, R. (1998). "New Cretaceous brachiosaurid dinosaur, Sonorasaurus thompsoni gen. et sp. nov, from Arizona". Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. 31 (1): 71–82.
  3. ↑ Oswald, T.; Boisvert, C.; D'amore, D.; Curtice, B. (2025). ""Here be Dragons": Shed Teeth Potentially Indicate the Presence of Multiple Unidentified Allosauroids from the Early Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah". Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. 50 (2): 55–129. doi:10.2181/036.050.0204.

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