Global InformationChronister dinosaur site information
| Chronister Dinosaur Site | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian, | |
 The Chronister Dinosaur Site in 2006 | |
| Type | Fossil site |
| Unit of | McNairy Sand Member, Ripley Formation |
| Underlies | Prairie Bluff Chalk Formation |
| Overlies | Demopolis Chalk Formation |
| Thickness | up to 24 m (79 ft) (fossils found at 8 m (26 ft)) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Glauconitic sandstone |
| Other | Micaceous chalk |
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri |
| Country | United States |
The Chronister Dinosaur Site is a fossil site within the McNairy Sand Member of the Ripley Formation, Missouri. Dinosaur fossils are among the known remains from the Chronister Dinosaur Site, most of which are housed in Washington, D.C.'s Smithsonian Institution.[1]
- ^ "Missouri State Dinosaur". e-ReferenceDesk. Web Marketing Services, Inc. LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.