Kaiparowits Plateau
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Kaiparowits Plateau is a remote, high-elevation mesa complex in southern Utah known for its rugged canyons, rich dinosaur fossil beds, and inclusion within Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiparowits Plateau canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
mesa complex ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Big Water, Utah
ⓘ
Escalante, Utah ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Escalante River canyons
ⓘ
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ⓘ Lake Powell ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Kaiparowits Formation
ⓘ
Straight Cliffs Formation ⓘ Wahweap Formation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainedBy |
Colorado River
ⓘ
Escalante River ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
desert shrubland
ⓘ
pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2300 meters
ⓘ
approximately 7500 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geology |
mudstone
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| hasLandUseHistory |
grazing
ⓘ
proposed coal mining ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | federal protected area ⓘ |
| hasScientificResearch |
sedimentology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cretaceous fossils
ⓘ
dinosaur fossil beds ⓘ paleontological significance ⓘ remote wilderness ⓘ rugged canyons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Plateau
ⓘ
Garfield County, Utah ⓘ Kane County, Utah ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Utah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high endemism of Late Cretaceous dinosaurs
ⓘ
well-preserved terrestrial ecosystems of Late Cretaceous North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Staircase physiographic region
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.