Wasatch Formation
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The Wasatch Formation is an early Eocene sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, noted for its fluvial deposits and rich fossil record documenting post-dinosaur mammalian evolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wasatch Formation canonical | 4 |
| Bridger Formation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15239094 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wasatch Formation Context triple: [Fort Union Formation, underlies, Wasatch Formation]
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Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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Sundance Formation
The Sundance Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic marine sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, known for its shallow sea deposits that underlie the dinosaur-rich Morrison Formation.
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Kayenta Formation
The Kayenta Formation is an Early Jurassic sandstone and siltstone rock unit on the Colorado Plateau, renowned for its distinctive red cliffs and important dinosaur fossil trackways.
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Toroweap Formation
The Toroweap Formation is a Permian-age sedimentary rock unit of the southwestern United States, notable for its sandstone, limestone, and gypsum layers that form prominent cliffs and slopes in the Grand Canyon region.
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Kiowa Formation
The Kiowa Formation is a Cretaceous geologic unit in the central United States, known for its marine sediments that record an early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wasatch Formation Target entity description: The Wasatch Formation is an early Eocene sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, noted for its fluvial deposits and rich fossil record documenting post-dinosaur mammalian evolution.
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A.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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B.
Sundance Formation
The Sundance Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic marine sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, known for its shallow sea deposits that underlie the dinosaur-rich Morrison Formation.
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C.
Kayenta Formation
The Kayenta Formation is an Early Jurassic sandstone and siltstone rock unit on the Colorado Plateau, renowned for its distinctive red cliffs and important dinosaur fossil trackways.
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D.
Toroweap Formation
The Toroweap Formation is a Permian-age sedimentary rock unit of the southwestern United States, notable for its sandstone, limestone, and gypsum layers that form prominent cliffs and slopes in the Grand Canyon region.
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E.
Kiowa Formation
The Kiowa Formation is a Cretaceous geologic unit in the central United States, known for its marine sediments that record an early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wasatch Formation