Shuttle Meadow Formation facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Shuttle Meadow Formation Stratigraphic range: Hettangian ~201–199Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Talcott Formation over Shuttle Meadow Formation in a quarry (Connecticut)
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Newark Supergroup  Meriden Group
Underlies	Talcott Formation
Lithology
Primary	Black shale
Other	Siltstone
Location
Coordinates	41°24′N 72°42′W / 41.4°N 72.7°W / 41.4; -72.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	22°06′N 19°30′W / 22.1°N 19.5°W / 22.1; -19.5
Region	New England
Country	United States
Extent	Connecticut and  Massachusetts

The Shuttle Meadow Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in the Hartford Basin in Connecticut and Massachusetts, USA. Insect fossils of Mormolucoides articulatus and dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation; Coelophysis sp..