Glen Rose Formation
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The Glen Rose Formation is a Cretaceous-age limestone and marl geologic unit in Texas, noted for its abundant marine fossils and well-preserved dinosaur trackways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glen Rose Formation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11615393 — 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: Glen Rose Formation Context triple: [Paluxy River, hasRockFormation, Glen Rose Formation]
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A.
Boone Formation
The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
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B.
Raton Formation
The Raton Formation is a geologic rock unit in the Raton Basin of Colorado and New Mexico, notable for preserving Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene sediments and fossils, including evidence across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary.
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C.
Curtis Formation
The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
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D.
Spraberry Formation
The Spraberry Formation is a major oil-bearing geologic unit in West Texas, renowned as one of the most prolific tight oil reservoirs within the Permian Basin.
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E.
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.
- 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: Glen Rose Formation Target entity description: The Glen Rose Formation is a Cretaceous-age limestone and marl geologic unit in Texas, noted for its abundant marine fossils and well-preserved dinosaur trackways.
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A.
Boone Formation
The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
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B.
Raton Formation
The Raton Formation is a geologic rock unit in the Raton Basin of Colorado and New Mexico, notable for preserving Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene sediments and fossils, including evidence across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary.
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C.
Curtis Formation
The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
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D.
Spraberry Formation
The Spraberry Formation is a major oil-bearing geologic unit in West Texas, renowned as one of the most prolific tight oil reservoirs within the Permian Basin.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| contains |
carbonate mudstones
ⓘ
dinosaur tracksites ⓘ grainstones ⓘ packstones ⓘ wackestones ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
ammonites
ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ corals ⓘ dinosaurs ⓘ echinoids ⓘ foraminifera ⓘ gastropods ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicUse |
construction stone source
ⓘ
groundwater aquifer component ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
lagoonal
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ tidal flat ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Early Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Gulf Coast Basin ⓘ |
| hasColor |
light gray
ⓘ
tan ⓘ |
| hasFossilSite |
Paluxy River dinosaur trackways
ⓘ
linked to:
Paluxy River dinosaur tracks
|
| hasOutcrop |
Dinosaur Valley State Park
ⓘ
Edwards Plateau region ⓘ
linked to:
Hill Country of Texas
Hill Country of Texas ⓘ central Texas ⓘ north-central Texas ⓘ
linked to:
North-central Texas
|
| lithology |
dolomite
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ marl ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Glen Rose, Texas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abundant marine fossils
ⓘ
well-preserved dinosaur trackways ⓘ |
| overlies |
Cow Creek Formation
ⓘ
Hensel Formation ⓘ |
| partOf | Trinity Group ⓘ |
| region |
Gulf Coast of the United States
ⓘ
South-Central United States ⓘ
linked to:
South Central United States
|
| stratigraphicPosition | upper part of Trinity Group ⓘ |
| underlies |
Edwards Formation
ⓘ
Edwards Group ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glen Rose Formation Description of subject: The Glen Rose Formation is a Cretaceous-age limestone and marl geologic unit in Texas, noted for its abundant marine fossils and well-preserved dinosaur trackways.
Referenced by (2)
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