Ephraim Formation

GPTKB entity

Properties (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Cretaceous
gptkbp:associatedWith dinosaurs
gptkbp:characterizedBy fossilized remains
gptkbp:composedOf sandstone
siltstone
mudstone
gptkbp:contains fossils
marine fossils
plant fossils
claystone
invertebrate fossils
vertebrate fossils
conglomerate
coal seams
gptkbp:description gptkb:Geological_Society_of_America
gptkbp:environmentalImpact marine
gptkbp:exhibitedAt Ephraim_Canyon
Sanpete_Valley
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy 1950s
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures Late Cretaceous
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ephraim Formation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Utah
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ephraim,_Utah
gptkbp:notableFor paleontology
fossil diversity
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Mancos_Shale
gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkbp:partOf Western Interior Seaway
Cretaceous strata
gptkbp:provides Cretaceous ecosystems
gptkbp:research geologists
gptkbp:resolution up to 300 meters
gptkbp:route US Geological Survey
gptkbp:type sedimentary rock