Rock Point Member
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Rock Point Member is a stratigraphic subdivision of the Late Triassic Chinle Formation, known for its fluvial sedimentary rocks and fossil content in the southwestern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rock Point Member canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formation member
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | reddish beds ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
plant fossils
ⓘ
vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment | fluvial ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicEpoch | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic ⓘ |
| knownFor | fossil content ⓘ |
| lithology |
fluvial sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| namedFor | Rock Point, Arizona (area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Petrified Forest Member (Chinle Formation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinle Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleontology
ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition | upper Chinle Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Jurassic units in the region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.