Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Fort Union | 55.8 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | siltstone/sandstone, sandstone, "shale", "siliciclastic", mudstone, siltstone, claystone, lignite, coal, "shale"/coal, "shale"/sandstone, sandstone/"shale", sandstone/coal, coal/sandstone, sandstone/claystone, "siliciclastic"/coal, coal/claystone, claystone/"shale" | 2477 |
Gypsum Spring | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | lime mudstone, "limestone" | 8 |
Mesaverde | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone, conglomerate/sandstone, sandstone/lignite, "shale" | 99 |
Morrison | 151 - 89.8 Ma Mesozoic | sandstone, mudstone, "siliciclastic", "shale"/siltstone, sandstone/"shale", "limestone"/claystone, sandstone/mudstone, siltstone/claystone, claystone, sandstone/siltstone, siltstone/"limestone", mudstone/siltstone, mudstone/sandstone, grainstone/siltstone, conglomerate, conglomerate/sandstone, "limestone"/mudstone, siltstone/sandstone, mudstone/claystone, siltstone, sandstone/"limestone", lime mudstone/mudstone | 445 |
Morrison - Lake Como | 157 - 145 Ma Jurassic | marl/"limestone", sandstone, mudstone, sandstone/claystone, "limestone", "shale"/sandstone | 81 |
Sundance - Canyon Springs | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | limestone | 7 |
Sundance - Canyon Springs Sandstone | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | sandstone | 2 |
Sundance - Redwater Shale | 164 - 156 Ma Jurassic | limestone, sandstone, "shale" | 14 |
Sundance - Stockade Beaver Shale | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | mudstone, "shale" | 10 |
Sundance - Upper | 161 - 156 Ma Jurassic | shale/sandstone | 8 |
Sundance - Windy Hill Sandstone | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | sandstone, "limestone" | 5 |
Twin Creek Limestone - Rich | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | lime mudstone, "limestone" | 180 |
Willwood | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | shale, siltstone/sandstone, mudstone, sandstone, wackestone, "limestone", "siliciclastic", wackestone/"carbonate", "siliciclastic"/mudstone, siltstone | 7242 |
Willwood - Sand Creek Facies | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | | 51 |
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