| Thomas Fork Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°24′N 110°54′W / 42.4°N 110.9°W / 42.4; -110.9 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 42°24′N 66°42′W / 42.4°N 66.7°W / 42.4; -66.7 |
| Region | Wyoming |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Thomas Fork Creek |
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The Thomas Fork Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Albian) geologic formation in Wyoming.1 Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.2
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:1
- Vertebrates
- Invertebrates
See also
See also
References
References
- Thomas Fork Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- Dorr Jr., 1985
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka, eds. (2004). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 1–880. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- Dorr, J. A. Jr (1985). "Newfound Early Cretaceous dinosaurs and other fossils in southeastern Idaho and westernmost Wyoming". Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan. 27: 73–85.