Lewis Shale

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lewis_Shale
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1877
gptkbp:geologicalAge Cretaceous
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Fort_Lewis
gptkb:W.H._Holmes
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Mesa_Verde_Group
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Western_Interior_Seaway
gptkbp:preserves Cretaceous fossils
gptkbp:primaryLithology gptkb:stone
gptkbp:thickness up to 600 meters
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Pictured_Cliffs_Sandstone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Juan_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lewis Shale