Thomas Fork Formation
Thomas Fork Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 42°24′N 110°54′W / 42.4°N 110.9°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 42°24′N 66°42′W / 42.4°N 66.7°W |
Region | Wyoming |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Thomas Fork Creek |
The Thomas Fork Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Albian) geologic formation in Wyoming.[1] Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[2]
Fossil content[edit]
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1]
- Vertebrates
- Invertebrates
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
- Dorr Jr, J. A. 1985. Newfound Early Cretaceous dinosaurs and other fossils in southeastern Idaho and westernmost Wyoming. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27. 73-85. .