Fox Hills Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:associatedWith Paleontology
coal mining
oil production
natural gas production
gptkbp:characterizedBy marine deposits
gptkbp:composedOf sandstone
siltstone
claystone
gptkbp:contains fossils
coal deposits
marine fossils
plant fossils
fish fossils
invertebrate fossils
reptile fossils
vertebrate fossils
mammal fossils
terrestrial fossils
bentonite layers
pollen fossils
ammonites fossils
crustaceans fossils
dinosaurs remains
gravel layers
mollusks fossils
sand layers
shale layers
gptkbp:environmentalImpact marine
fluvial
deltaic
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Badlands_National_Park
road cuts
river cutbanks
gptkbp:hasOccupation up to 300 feet
varies regionally
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fox Hills Formation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkb:Montana
19th century
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Fox_Hills,_South_Dakota
gptkbp:notableFor climate studies
environmental studies
hydrocarbon exploration
geological mapping
groundwater studies
sedimentology studies
paleoecology studies
gptkbp:operates_in Hell Creek Formation
Laramie Formation
gptkbp:partOf Great Plains region
Western Interior Seaway
Rocky_Mountain_region
gptkbp:research geologists
paleontologists