Shuttle Meadow Formation

Shuttle Meadow Formation
Stratigraphic range: Hettangian
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Talcott Formation over Shuttle Meadow Formation in a quarry (Connecticut)
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofNewark Supergroup
 Meriden Group
UnderliesTalcott Formation
Lithology
PrimaryBlack shale
OtherSiltstone
Location
Coordinates41°24′N 72°42′W / 41.4°N 72.7°W / 41.4; -72.7
Approximate paleocoordinates22°06′N 19°30′W / 22.1°N 19.5°W / 22.1; -19.5
RegionNew England
CountryUnited States
ExtentConnecticut and Massachusetts
Shuttle Meadow Formation (the United States)
Shuttle Meadow Formation (Connecticut)

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.