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Arundel Formation

The Arundel Formation, also known as the Arundel Clay, is a clay-rich sedimentary rock formation, within the Potomac Group, found in Maryland of the United States of America. It dates to the Early Cretaceous, and is of late Aptian or early Albian age. This rock unit had been economically important as a source of iron ore, but is now more notable for its dinosaur fossils. It is named for Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs present include the large theropod Acrocanthosaurus, and "Coelurus" gracilis, the ornithomimosaurian "Dryosaurus" grandis, as well as another indeterminate ornithomimosaurian (though it most likely is Nedcolbertia), the nodosaurid Priconodon, a possible basal ceratopsian, and potentially the ornithopod Tenontosaurus. at least three genera of turtles, and several crocodilians. In contrast, among other vertebrate taxa, there are major differences between the Arundel and these western formations; in the Arundel, crocodylomorph and shark remains are far more common than those of bony fishes, whereas the opposite is true for the western formations. This may owe to differing environmental conditions on the Atlantic coast compared to the North American interior. Turtles Crocodylomorphs Mammals ==Other fossils==
Other fossils
William Bullock Clark (1897) described lignitized trunks of trees often found in upright positions with their roots still intact. ==See also==
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