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Mesaverde, USA
| Formation | Mesaverde |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | Bowie Shale Teapot Sandstone |
| Age: | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene |
| Interval | Judithian |
| Lithology | sandstone, conglomerate/sandstone, sandstone/lignite, "shale" |
| Number of Collections | 16 |
| Number of Occurrences | 99 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arikaree | 20.4 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | siliciclastic | 278 |
| Chadron | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | claystone, "siliciclastic", "limestone", "volcaniclastic" | 132 |
| Fort Union | 55.8 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | siltstone/sandstone, sandstone, "shale", "siliciclastic", mudstone, siltstone, claystone, lignite, coal, "shale"/coal, "shale"/sandstone, sandstone/"shale", sandstone/coal, coal/sandstone, sandstone/claystone, "siliciclastic"/coal, coal/claystone, claystone/"shale" | 2477 |
| Fort Union - Shotgun | 56.8 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene | 69 | |
| Gypsum Spring | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | lime mudstone, "limestone" | 8 |
| Mesaverde - Bowie Shale | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | coal/sandstone | 5 |
| Mesaverde - Teapot Sandstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone | 230 |
| Ogallala | 5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | siltstone, sandstone/claystone, sandstone/siltstone, sandstone, marl, gravel | 277 |
| Sundance - Stockade Beaver Shale | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | mudstone, "shale" | 10 |
| Sundance - Windy Hill Sandstone | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | sandstone, "limestone" | 5 |
| Twin Creek Limestone - Rich | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | lime mudstone, "limestone" | 180 |
| Wagon Bed - Unit 5 | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 7 | |
| Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") - Green and Brown | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 10 | |
| Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") - lower Hendry Ranch | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 147 | |
| Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") - upper Hendry Ranch | 40.4 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | 79 | |
| White River | 30.8 - 20.4 Ma Cenozoic | mudstone, siltstone, sandstone | 329 |
| White River - lower | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | 11 | |
| Willwood | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | shale, siltstone/sandstone, mudstone, sandstone, wackestone, "limestone", "siliciclastic", wackestone/"carbonate", "siliciclastic"/mudstone, siltstone | 7242 |
| Willwood - Sand Creek Facies | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 51 | |
| Wind River | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | 440 | |
| Wind River - Lost Cabin | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | mudstone | 403 |
| Wind River - Lysite | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 31 | |
| Wind River - Red Creek Facies | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 116 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
