Laramie Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:rock_formations
gptkbp:age Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:atccode gptkb:Fox_Hills_Formation
Paleocene formations
gptkbp:composed_of gptkb:sandstone
gptkb:coal
shale
gptkbp:contains gptkb:fossils
marine fossils
terrestrial fossils
gptkbp:diameter up to 1,000 feet
gptkbp:first_described_by 1890s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laramie Formation
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Laramide_Orogeny
gptkbp:is_characterized_by siltstone
varied lithology
claystone
coal seams
fossiliferous layers
interbedded strata
gptkbp:is_displayed_in gptkb:South_Park_Basin
gptkb:Medicine_Bow_Mountains
gptkb:Laramie_Mountains
Laramie Plains
North Park Basin
gptkbp:is_essential_for gptkb:tourism
educational purposes
geological research
hydrocarbon exploration
groundwater studies
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Western_Interior_Seaway
Rocky Mountain region
Cretaceous formations of North America
coal-bearing formations
geological formations of Wyoming
gptkbp:is_related_to Cretaceous period
geological history of North America
Paleogene formations
gptkbp:is_significant_for coal deposits
paleontology
gptkbp:is_studied_for fossil assemblages
paleoclimatology
stratigraphy
sedimentary structures
sedimentology
paleoenvironmental reconstruction
coal geology
gptkbp:is_used_in construction
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:map geological surveys
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Laramie_River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4