Meeteetse Formation

Meeteetse Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
Type Sedimentary
Underlies Lance Formation
Overlies Mesaverde Formation
Thickness 400 m
Lithology
Primary sand and sandstone
Other shale and bentonitic clay
Location
Region Rocky Mountains
Extent Wyoming
Type section
Named for Meeteetse Trail

The Meeteetse Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation occurring in Wyoming.

The formation is described by W.G. Pierce as gray to white clayey sand, drab sandstone, gray and brown shale, and bentonitic clay. It can form badlands.[1]

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pierce, W.G., 1997, Geologic map of the Cody 1 degree x 2 degrees quadrangle, northwestern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-2500, scale 1:250000.
  2. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

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