Bridger Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Daeodon
gptkb:Green_River_Formation
gptkbp:age Eocene
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Green_River_Formation
paleontological sites
ancient ecosystems
ancient river systems
fossilized flora
Bridgerian North American land mammal age
ancient lake environments
fossil mammal assemblages
gptkbp:contains coal deposits
microfossils
trace fossils
sedimentary structures
plant fossils
mammal species
ichnofossils
paleoenvironmental data
paleosols
fish fossils
invertebrate fossils
reptile fossils
vertebrate fossils
amphibian fossils
fossils of mammals
Bridgerian fossils
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Fossil_Butte_National_Monument
gptkb:Bridger_National_Forest
Bridger Pass
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:formed early Eocene epoch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bridger Formation
gptkbp:includes gptkb:item
siltstone
claystone
gptkbp:is_atype_of gptkb:Uinta_Formation
gptkb:Wasatch_Formation
gptkbp:is_characterized_by varied lithology
high fossil diversity
gptkbp:is_essential_for climate change studies
geological research
resource exploration
paleoecology
paleobiology
stratigraphy
geological mapping
sedimentology
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleontologists
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:named_after Bridger Valley
gptkbp:notable_for fossil beds
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Green_River_Basin
gptkbp:provides data for evolutionary studies
data for biostratigraphy
evidence of ancient climates
insight into Eocene ecosystems
insight into mammalian evolution
gptkbp:type gptkb:geographical_feature