Kaiparowits Formation
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The Kaiparowits Formation is a Late Cretaceous rock unit in southern Utah renowned for its exceptionally rich and diverse dinosaur and vertebrate fossil assemblages.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiparowits Basin fossil sites | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| age | Campanian ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
ankylosaurian dinosaurs
ⓘ
ceratopsian dinosaurs ⓘ crocodyliforms ⓘ hadrosaurid dinosaurs ⓘ lizards ⓘ mammals ⓘ theropod dinosaurs ⓘ turtles ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
coastal plain
ⓘ
deltaic ⓘ fluvial ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Grand Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Late Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighFossilDiversity | true ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicThickness | over 900 meters ⓘ |
| hasTypeLocality | Kaiparowits Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKeyFor | understanding Late Cretaceous biogeography of western North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse vertebrate fossils
ⓘ
rich dinosaur fossil assemblages ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSiteFor | Late Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| overlies | Wahweap Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoclimate | warm humid ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaiparowits Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves | non-marine sedimentary sequence ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleontology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalRange | approximately 76–74 million years ago ⓘ |
| underlies | Canaan Peak Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kaiparowits Basin fossil sites