Chinle Valley
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Chinle Valley is a region in the southwestern United States known for its colorful Triassic rock layers and fossil-rich badlands that give their name to the Chinle Formation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinle Valley canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| erosionalProcess |
fluvial erosion
ⓘ
sheet wash ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Triassic ⓘ |
| givesNameTo | Chinle Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColoration |
greenish-gray layers
ⓘ
purple strata ⓘ red beds ⓘ |
| hasFossilType |
Triassic flora
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aetosaurs ⓘ early dinosaurs ⓘ metoposaurid amphibians ⓘ petrified wood ⓘ phytosaurs ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalUnit | Chinle Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
badlands
ⓘ
buttes ⓘ mesas ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petrified Forest National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
conglomerate
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ volcaniclastic rocks ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryEnvironment |
ancient river systems
ⓘ
floodplains ⓘ lakes ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicSignificance | reference area for Chinle Formation correlation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chinle Formation type area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colorful Triassic rock layers ⓘ fossil-rich badlands ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Navajo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chinle Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinle Creek drainage basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional outcrop belt of the Chinle Formation ⓘ |
| toponymMeaning | flowing out (Navajo origin, via Chinle) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geologic field studies
ⓘ
paleontological research ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.