Sonsela Member
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The Sonsela Member is a distinctive stratigraphic subdivision of the Chinle Formation, notable for its colorful sedimentary rocks and fossil-rich deposits from the Late Triassic period in the southwestern United States.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| age | Norian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Chinle Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicUnit | Upper Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
purple
ⓘ
red ⓘ variegated ⓘ white ⓘ |
| contains |
paleosols
ⓘ
petrified wood ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
floodplain
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationRank | member ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
aetosaurs
ⓘ
early dinosaurs and dinosauromorphs ⓘ invertebrate fossils ⓘ metoposaurid temnospondyls ⓘ phytosaurs ⓘ plant fossils ⓘ |
| fossilPeriod | Late Triassic vertebrates ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Late Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicInterest | paleontological resources ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ volcaniclastic rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExposure | Petrified Forest National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | fossil-rich deposits ⓘ |
| overlies | Blue Mesa Member NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinle Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
sedimentology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Petrified Forest Member NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.