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Lance Formation

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) unit in Wyoming; coeval with Hell Creek and home to similar fauna.

Late Cretaceous · 100.5–66 Mya
Period
Late Cretaceous
Country
United States

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The Lance Formation preserves the same end-Cretaceous fauna as Hell Creek, including Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops, exposed across the Powder River Basin and adjacent Wyoming.

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