Sundance Formation
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sundance Formation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sundance Formation Context triple: [Morrison Formation, overlies, Sundance Formation]
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A.
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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B.
Morrison Formation
The Morrison Formation is a vast Late Jurassic sedimentary rock formation in the western United States renowned for its exceptionally rich assemblage of dinosaur fossils, including iconic sauropods and theropods.
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C.
Chinle Formation
The Chinle Formation is a Late Triassic geologic formation in the southwestern United States, renowned for its colorful badlands, rich fossil beds, and extensive petrified wood deposits.
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D.
Palisade Basin
Palisade Basin is a high-elevation alpine basin in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its rugged granite peaks, glacial lakes, and remote backcountry setting.
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E.
Carrizo Badlands
Carrizo Badlands is a rugged, arid landscape of deeply eroded canyons and badland formations located in Southern California’s desert region.
- 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: Sundance Formation Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Morrison Formation
The Morrison Formation is a vast Late Jurassic sedimentary rock formation in the western United States renowned for its exceptionally rich assemblage of dinosaur fossils, including iconic sauropods and theropods.
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C.
Chinle Formation
The Chinle Formation is a Late Triassic geologic formation in the southwestern United States, renowned for its colorful badlands, rich fossil beds, and extensive petrified wood deposits.
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D.
Palisade Basin
Palisade Basin is a high-elevation alpine basin in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its rugged granite peaks, glacial lakes, and remote backcountry setting.
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E.
Carrizo Badlands
Carrizo Badlands is a rugged, arid landscape of deeply eroded canyons and badland formations located in Southern California’s desert region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| age | approximately 174–163 million years ago ⓘ |
| contains |
bioturbated horizons
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marine trace fossils ⓘ offshore marine mudstones ⓘ shoreface deposits ⓘ storm-influenced sandstone beds ⓘ tidal flat deposits ⓘ |
| containsLithology |
dolomite
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalSetting | shelf and nearshore marine ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition | shallow epicontinental sea ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
ammonites
ⓘ
belemnites ⓘ bivalves ⓘ marine invertebrate fossils ⓘ marine reptiles ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod |
Late Jurassic
ⓘ
Middle Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRelationship |
conformable with underlying units in many areas
ⓘ
disconformable with underlying units in some areas ⓘ |
| isSourceOf | ammonite biostratigraphic data ⓘ |
| lithology | marine sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western United States ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sundance Sea succession ⓘ |
| namedFor | Sundance, Wyoming ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Morrison Formation ⓘ |
| overlies |
Supai Group
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surface form:
Chugwater Group
Gypsum Spring Formation ⓘ Nugget Sandstone ⓘ |
| paleoclimate | warm, shallow marine conditions ⓘ |
| paleogeography | deposited in the Sundance Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jurassic Period
ⓘ
surface form:
Jurassic System
|
| primaryLithology |
sandstone
ⓘ
shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Colorado
ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ Montana ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| system | Jurassic ⓘ |
| underlies | Morrison Formation ⓘ |
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Subject: Sundance Formation Description of subject: 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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