Wahweap Formation
Geologic formation in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wahweap Formation of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument is a geological formation in southern Utah and northern Arizona, around the Lake Powell region, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian stage). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
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Wahweap Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Campanian, 82.2–77.3 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Kaiparowits Plateau |
Sub-units | Last Chance Creek Member, Reynolds Point Member, Coyote Point Member, Pardner Canyon Member |
Underlies | Kaiparowits Formation |
Overlies | Straight Cliffs Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 37.5°N 111.7°W / 37.5; -111.7 |
Region | North America |
Country | USA |
Extent | Southern Utah, Northern Arizona |
Type section | |
Named for | Wahweap Creek |
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