Title
First dinosaur fossils from Georgia, with notes on additional Cretaceous vertebrates from the state
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1989
Publication Title
Georgia Journal of Science
Abstract
New Collections of Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) vertebrate fossils from Stewart County, Georgia, contain isolated bones from two dinosaur taxa: a hadrossaur (Ornithischia, Ornithopoda) of undetermined genus, and tyrannosaur (Saurischia, Theropoda) comparable to Albertosaurus. Numerous individuals are represented in the collections. The fossils are found at the upper formational contact of the Blufftown Formation but appear to be redeposited from lower down in the unit. These dinosaur fossils probably represent shore-living or river-transported animals preserved in back-barrier or estuarine pericontinental marine environments of deposition.
Recommended Citation
Schwimmer, David R., "First dinosaur fossils from Georgia, with notes on additional Cretaceous vertebrates from the state" (1989). Faculty Bibliography. 463.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/bibliography_faculty/463
