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Wasatch - Main Body, Wyoming, USA
| Formation | Wasatch |
|---|---|
| Member | Main Body |
| Age: | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
| Interval | Lysitean - Lostcabinian |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Uplift | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| Big Piney 3 | Sublette County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - main body |
| Chappo Type Locality | Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| South Pass | Fremont County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| USNM 41284 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| USNM 41306 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| USNM 41256 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| USNM 41311 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| USNM 41308 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| Bitter Creek 28 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
| Yen locality W1 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Main Body |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger | 46.2 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | tuff, mudstone/sandstone, claystone, "siliciclastic"/sandstone, mudstone, siltstone | 923 |
| Bridger - Black's Fork | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | mudstone | 25 |
| Bridger - Blacks Fork | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 29 |
| Bridger - lower | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | 322 | |
| Bridger - upper | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | 260 | |
| Evanston | 61.7 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | siliciclastic, coal, "shale" | 45 |
| 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 |
| Green River | 40.4 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | limestone, "shale", marl, lime mudstone, diatomite, diatomite/"shale", mudstone, tuff | 661 |
| Green River - Farson Sandstone | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | 7 | |
| Green River - Fossil Butte | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | limestone, "shale", lime mudstone | 53 |
| Green River - Laney | 46.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | carbonate, diatomite/"shale", "shale"/marl, "limestone", "shale" | 197 |
| Green River - Tipton Shale | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | 4 | |
| Green River - Wilkins Peak | 50.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | carbonate | 39 |
| Wasatch | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 182 | |
| Wasatch - Cathedral Bluffs | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | 25 | |
| Wasatch - Cathedral Bluffs Tongue | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | mudstone | 92 |
| Wasatch - Chappo | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | claystone, "shale" | 97 |
| Wasatch - Niland Tongue | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | sandstone, "shale", siltstone | 83 |
| Washakie | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | sandstone | 81 |
| Washakie - lower Adobe Town | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 36 | |
| Washakie - middle Adobe Town | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 23 | |
| Washakie - upper Adobe Town | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 10 |
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!
