Arundel Formation

geological formation in Maryland
Landform geological_formation Q3624640
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Arundel Formation

Summary

Arundel Formation is a geological formation[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Arundel Formation is located in Maryland[3].
  • Arundel Formation is located in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Arundel Formation is in the country of United States[5].
  • Arundel Formation's instance of is recorded as geological formation[6].
  • Anne Arundel County is named after Arundel Formation[7].
  • Arundel Formation is part of Potomac Group[8].
  • Arundel Formation's Commons category is recorded as Arundel Formation[9].
  • Arundel Formation's underlies is recorded as Patapsco Formation[10].
  • Arundel Formation's overlies is recorded as Patuxent Formation[11].
  • Arundel Formation's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.05, 'lon': -76.6333}[12].
  • Arundel Formation's described at URL is recorded as https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/ArundelRefs_171.html[13].
  • Arundel Formation's fossil found in this unit is recorded as Capitalsaurus[14].

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Geography

Arundel Formation is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Maryland[3], an U.S. state[15], in United States[16], founded in 1788[17] and Washington, D.C.[4], a city in the United States[18], in United States[19], founded in 1790[20]. It is part of Potomac Group[8].

Designation and Status

Arundel Formation's instance of is recorded as geological formation[6].

History and Context

Anne Arundel County is named after Arundel Formation[7].

Why It Matters

Arundel Formation is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Underlies Patapsco Formation
    Overlies Patuxent Formation
    Fossil found in this unit Capitalsaurus
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Maryland, Washington, D.C.
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Dinosaur Park Laurel.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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