Thomas Fork Formation
| 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 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 42°24′N 66°42′W / 42.4°N 66.7°W |
| Region | Wyoming |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Thomas Fork Creek |
  Thomas Fork Formation (the United States)  Thomas Fork Formation (Wyoming) | |
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
[edit]The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1]
- Vertebrates
- Invertebrates
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.