Monitor Butte Member
E757095
Monitor Butte Member is a stratigraphic subdivision of the Late Triassic Chinle Formation, known for its distinctive sedimentary layers that preserve important fossil and paleoenvironmental records in the southwestern United States.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
member (stratigraphy)
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
purple ⓘ variegated red ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
invertebrate fossils
ⓘ
plant fossils ⓘ trace fossils ⓘ vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
fluvial floodplain
ⓘ
lacustrine ⓘ paludal ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
paleoenvironmental records
ⓘ
stratigraphic marker beds in Chinle Formation ⓘ |
| lithology |
carbonaceous shale
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| lithostratigraphicRank | member ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ Colorado Plateau region NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Monitor Butte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Shinarump Member NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinle Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinle Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves | Late Triassic terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| region | Four Corners area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchUse |
biostratigraphic correlation within Chinle Formation
ⓘ
reconstruction of Late Triassic paleoclimate ⓘ |
| stratigraphicSignificance | records early Chinle floodplain deposition ⓘ |
| thickness | tens of meters (variable) ⓘ |
| underlies |
Moss Back Member
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petrified Forest Member NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.