Fort Union Formation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fort_Union_Formation
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
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