Shuttle Meadow Formation
| Shuttle Meadow Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Hettangian ~ | |
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 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 22°06′N 19°30′W / 22.1°N 19.5°W |
| 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.