Fort Union Formation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fort_Union_Formation

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf	gptkb:fish amphibians mammals plants reptiles
gptkbp:economicImportance	oil and gas production lignite coal mining
gptkbp:geologicalAge	Paleocene
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Colorado gptkb:Montana gptkb:North_Dakota gptkb:South_Dakota gptkb:United_States gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:namedFor	gptkb:Fort_Union gptkb:F.V._Hayden
gptkbp:notableFor	fossils coal deposits
gptkbp:overlies	gptkb:Hell_Creek_Formation
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Williston_Basin
gptkbp:primaryLithology	gptkb:coal gptkb:stone
gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf	gptkb:Western_Interior_Seaway
gptkbp:thickness	up to 2000 feet
gptkbp:underlies	gptkb:Wasatch_Formation
gptkbp:yearNamed	1876
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Powder_River_Basin gptkb:Hell_Creek_Formation gptkb:Lance_Formation gptkb:Lance_Formation,_Wyoming gptkb:Wasatch_Formation gptkb:Willwood_Formation gptkb:Hell_Creek_Area gptkb:Paleocene_epoch
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fort Union Formation