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Wind River - Red Creek Facies, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
| Formation | Wind River |
|---|---|
| Member | Red Creek Facies |
| Age: | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
| Interval | Lostcabinian |
| Number of Collections | 7 |
| Number of Occurrences | 116 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Barwin Quarry | Natrona County, Wyoming, USA | Wind River - Red Creek Facies |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arikaree | 20.4 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | siliciclastic | 278 |
| Chadron | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | claystone, "siliciclastic", "limestone", "volcaniclastic" | 132 |
| Fort Union - Shotgun | 56.8 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene | 69 | |
| Mesaverde | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone, conglomerate/sandstone, sandstone/lignite, "shale" | 99 |
| Ogallala | 5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | siltstone, sandstone/claystone, sandstone/siltstone, sandstone, marl, gravel | 277 |
| Wagon Bed - Unit 5 | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 7 | |
| Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") - Green and Brown | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 10 | |
| Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") - lower Hendry Ranch | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | 147 | |
| Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") - upper Hendry Ranch | 40.4 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | 79 | |
| White River | 30.8 - 20.4 Ma Cenozoic | mudstone, siltstone, sandstone | 329 |
| White River - lower | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | 11 | |
| Wind River | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | 440 | |
| Wind River - Lost Cabin | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | mudstone | 403 |
| Wind River - Lysite | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 31 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
