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Sundance, USA

FormationSundance
Member(s)Canyon Springs
Canyon Springs Sandstone
Redwater Shale
Stockade Beaver Shale
Upper
Windy Hill Sandstone
Age:164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
IntervalBathonian - Oxfordian
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections8
Number of Occurrences9

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Red ForkJohnson County, Wyoming, USASundance
S.L.Wing thesis locality 15MWashakie County, Wyoming, USASundance - Stockade Beaver Shale
Red Gulch Dinosaur TracksiteBig Horn County, Wyoming, USASundance - Canyon Springs
AsteroideaCarbon County, Wyoming, USASundance - Redwater Shale
Alcova Lake tracksNatrona County, Wyoming, USASundance - Windy Hill Sandstone
GreybullBig Horn County, Wyoming, USASundance - Upper
ShellHot Springs County, Wyoming, USASundance - Upper
Dutton Creek BasinFremont County, Wyoming, USASundance - Redwater Shale
DMNH 102Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USASundance
tracksite 8 km north of ShellBig Horn County, Wyoming, USASundance - Canyon Springs
tracksite 5 km northeast of GreybullBig Horn County, Wyoming, USASundance - Canyon Springs
Troublesome CreekCarbon County, Wyoming, USASundance
Northeast of ShellBig Horn County, Wyoming, USASundance - Upper
Gas Hills area 70km west of Casper Fremont County, Wyoming, USASundance - Redwater Shale
Off 33 mile roadNatrona County, Wyoming, USASundance - Redwater Shale
Near Freezeout MountainMadison County, Montana, USASundance - Redwater Shale
Albany County Albany County, Wyoming, USASundance - Redwater Shale
Three-quarters mile southeast of Hot SpringsFall River County, South Dakota, USASundance - Canyon Springs Sandstone
Redwall areaCrook County, Wyoming, USASundance - Redwater Shale
Sundance malacostracansCrook County, Wyoming, USASundance - Stockade Beaver Shale
Red Buttes SundanceWeston County, Wyoming, USASundance
USGS Mesozoic Loc. 20962 - Lower Slide LakeTeton County, Wyoming, USASundance
USGS Mesozoic Loc. 22112 - Lower Slide LakeTeton County, Wyoming, USASundance

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Fort Union55.8 - 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 Spring170 - 168 Ma
Middle Jurassic
lime mudstone, "limestone"8
Mesaverde66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
sandstone, conglomerate/sandstone, sandstone/lignite, "shale"99
Morrison151 - 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/mudstone445
Morrison - Lake Como157 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
marl/"limestone", sandstone, mudstone, sandstone/claystone, "limestone", "shale"/sandstone81
Sundance - Canyon Springs168 - 166 Ma
Middle Jurassic
limestone7
Sundance - Canyon Springs Sandstone168 - 166 Ma
Middle Jurassic
sandstone2
Sundance - Redwater Shale164 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
limestone, sandstone, "shale"14
Sundance - Stockade Beaver Shale164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
mudstone, "shale"10
Sundance - Upper161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
shale/sandstone8
Sundance - Windy Hill Sandstone164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
sandstone, "limestone"5
Twin Creek Limestone - Rich170 - 168 Ma
Middle Jurassic
lime mudstone, "limestone"180
Willwood50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
shale, siltstone/sandstone, mudstone, sandstone, wackestone, "limestone", "siliciclastic", wackestone/"carbonate", "siliciclastic"/mudstone, siltstone7242
Willwood - Sand Creek Facies55.8 - 50.3 Ma
Eocene
51

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Diplocraterion sp.
genus
6Diplocraterion168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhizocorallium sp.
genus
6Rhizocorallium168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Skolithos sp.
genus
6Skolithos168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Glypheidae
family
5Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Glypheidae163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mecochirus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Mecochiridae : Mecochirus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Antrimpos sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Penaeidae : Antrimpos163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Bombur sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Penaeidae : Bombur163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Caturus dartoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Amiiformes : Caturidae : Caturus : Caturus dartoni168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Hulettia americana
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Hulettia : Hulettia americana168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Dinosauria
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Apatodonosaurus grayi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Apatodonosaurus : Apatodonosaurus grayi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Ichthyosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Baptanodon discus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Ophthalmosauridae : Baptanodon : Baptanodon discus168.3 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Baptanodon reedi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ophthalmosauridae : Baptanodon : Baptanodon reedi164.7 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Baptanodon robustus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ophthalmosauridae : Baptanodon : Baptanodon robustus168.3 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Ophthalmosaurus natans
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Ophthalmosauridae : Ophthalmosaurus : Ophthalmosaurus natans163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pteraichnus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pteraichnidae : Pteraichnus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pteraichnus stokesi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pteraichnidae : Pteraichnus : Pteraichnus stokesi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Parasaurus striatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Cryptoclididae : Pantosaurus : Parasaurus striatus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Tatenectes laramiensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Cryptoclididae : Tatenectes : Tatenectes laramiensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Plesiosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Cimoliosaurus rex
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae : Megalneusaurus : Cimoliosaurus rex163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Theropoda
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Astropecten pewei
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Eokainaster : Astropecten pewei164.7 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Isocrinus knighti
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Isocrinidae : Isocrinus : Isocrinus knighti168.3 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pentacrinus asteriscus
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pentacrinus : Pentacrinus asteriscus168.3 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Tancredia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tancrediidae : Tancredia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Nucula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Gryphaea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Liostrea strigilecula
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Liostrea : Liostrea strigilecula166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ostrea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Meleagrinella curta
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Meleagrinella : Meleagrinella curta166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Camptonectes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Trigonia montanaensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia : Trigonia montanaensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Parachondroceras andrewsi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Otoitidae : Parachondroceras : Parachondroceras andrewsi170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Parachondroceras filicostatum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Otoitidae : Parachondroceras : Parachondroceras filicostatum170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pachyteuthis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Pachyteuthis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Gastropoda
class
3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic

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