Straight Cliffs Formation
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The Straight Cliffs Formation is a prominent Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in southern Utah, noted for its extensive cliff-forming sandstones and rich fossil record.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straight Cliffs Formation canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
crocodyliforms
ⓘ
dinosaurs ⓘ fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ plants ⓘ turtles ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
coastal plain
ⓘ
deltaic ⓘ fluvial ⓘ |
| exposedIn | Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasEconomicResource | coal beds ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cliff-forming sandstones
ⓘ
rich fossil record ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal
ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | straight cliffs along the Kaiparowits Plateau ⓘ |
| overlies | Tropic Shale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kaiparowits Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleontology
ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stage |
Campanian
ⓘ
Cenomanian ⓘ Coniacian ⓘ Santonian ⓘ Turonian ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Kaiparowits region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunit |
Drip Tank Member
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Henry Member NERFINISHED ⓘ Smoky Hollow Member NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibbet Canyon Member NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thickness | more than 600 meters ⓘ |
| underlies | Wahweap Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.