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Wasatch - Niland Tongue, USA
| Formation | Wasatch |
|---|---|
| Member | Niland Tongue |
| Age: | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
| Interval | Wasatchian |
| Lithology | sandstone, "shale", siltstone |
| Number of Collections | 8 |
| Number of Occurrences | 83 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ferris Formation | Carbon County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Niland Tongue |
| Rock Springs Uplift | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Niland Tongue |
| Above Alheit Pocket | Moffat County, Colorado, USA | Wasatch - Niland Tongue |
| USNM 41361 | Fremont County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Niland Tongue |
| USNM 41360 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Niland Tongue |
| USNM 41362 | Fremont County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Niland Tongue |
| USNM 41363 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Niland Tongue |
| USNM 41364 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | Wasatch - Niland Tongue |
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 | |
| Browns Park | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 11 | |
| Browns Park - Weller Sandstone | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3 | |
| Ferris | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | mudstone, "siliciclastic", conglomerate | 500 |
| 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 - 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 |
| Hanna - lower | 61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene | 58 | |
| Hanna - upper | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 2 | |
| Medicine Bow | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | siliciclastic | 11 |
| North Park | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 19 | |
| Wagon Bed | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | sandstone/siltstone | 2 |
| 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 - lower Cathedral Bluffs Tongue | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | 2 | |
| Wasatch - Main Body | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 5 | |
| 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 | |
| White River - upper | 37.2 - 33.3 Ma Paleogene | 21 | |
| Wind River | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | 440 |
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!
