Coon Creek Formation - Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

Dinosaur fossils have not been found in the Coon Creek Formation. While dinosaurs did roam the land of central Tennessee during the same time period, they were land animals and did not live in the sea. Sometimes the dried carcasses of dinosaurs were washed out to sea by rivers. Dinosaur bones and teeth have been found in marine deposits in Mississippi. It is possible that dinosaur bones will turn up at Coon Creek someday. The remains of at least two mosasaurs have been found. They were not dinosaurs but large aquatic lizards that could reach lengths of up to 45 feet. They were carnivorous and would have been the top of the food chain in the Coon Creek area.