Blackhawk Formation

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Blackhawk Formation
Type Geological formation

The Blackhawk Formation is a geological formation from which fossil pterosaur tracks have been recovered.

Vertebrate paleofauna

Tiny hadrosaur footprints have been discovered in the Blackhawk Formation of Utah.[1] Pterodactyloid tracks have been found near North Horn.[2]

Pterosaurs of the Blackhawk Formation
Taxa Presence Description Images

Ichnogenus:
  • Found near North Horn.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Abstract," Tanke and Brett-Surman (2001). Page 208.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lockley, et al. (2008).

References

  • Lockley, M.; Harris, J.D.; and Mitchell, L. 2008. "A global overview of pterosaur ichnology: tracksite distribution in space and time." Zitteliana. B28. p. 187-198. ISSN 1612 - 4138.


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