Wahweap Formation
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The Wahweap Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in southern Utah renowned for its rich fossil record of dinosaurs and other ancient life.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| age | Campanian ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
amphibians
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birds ⓘ ceratopsian dinosaurs ⓘ crocodyliforms ⓘ dinosaurs ⓘ fish ⓘ hadrosaurid dinosaurs ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ lizards ⓘ mammals ⓘ ornithopod dinosaurs ⓘ plants ⓘ theropod dinosaurs ⓘ turtles ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
floodplain
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Garfield County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kane County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRank | formation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse dinosaur fauna
ⓘ
rich vertebrate fossil record ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Wahweap Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Straight Cliffs Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaiparowits Plateau stratigraphic sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Interior Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves | Late Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Late Cretaceous paleoecology
ⓘ
dinosaur paleobiogeography ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Upper Cretaceous ⓘ |
| underlies | Kaiparowits Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.