Pass Peak Formation
Geologic formation in Wyoming, United States
Pass Peak Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian) ~55.8–50 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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The Pass Peak Formation is a Wasatchian geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been found in the formation:[1][2]
Mammals
- Artiodactyls
- Erinaceomorpha
- Diacodon celatus
- Glires
- Macroscelidea
- Perissodactyla
- Placentalia
Wasatchian correlations
See also
References
- ^ a b Pass Peak Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Dorr Jr., 1978
Bibliography
- Dorr, Jr, J. A. 1978. Revised and Amended Fossil Vertebrate Faunal Lists, Early Tertiary, Hoback Basin, Wyoming. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 16. 79–84. .