Eocene Green River Formation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eocene_Green_River_Formation
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:containsFossilFishGenus gptkb:Knightia
gptkb:Lepisosteus
gptkb:Amphiplaga
gptkb:Astephus
gptkb:Cockerellites
gptkb:Eohiodon
gptkb:Gosiutichthys
gptkb:Notogoneus
gptkb:Paleospeophorus
gptkb:Phareodus
gptkb:Esox
gptkb:Diplomystus
gptkb:Mioplosus
gptkb:Priscacara
gptkb:Sphyraena
gptkb:Amia
gptkb:Erismatopterus
gptkb:Hiodon
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:fish
insects
mammals
plants
reptiles
gptkbp:containsMineral gptkb:oil
sodium carbonate
trona
nahcolite
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment gptkb:lake
lacustrine
gptkbp:discoveredIn 19th century
gptkbp:economicImportance oil shale extraction
sodium minerals
gptkbp:famousFor exceptional fossil preservation
oil shale deposits
gptkbp:geologicalAge gptkb:Eocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eocene Green River Formation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:location gptkb:Green_River,_Wyoming
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Green_River
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Fossil_Butte_National_Monument
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Green_River_Basin
gptkbp:preserves Eocene biota
gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf gptkb:Paleogene_System
gptkbp:thickness over 600 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lake_Uinta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7