Mesaverde Formation

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:associatedWith sedimentary processes
marine environments
tectonic activity
ancient ecosystems
deltaic_deposits
gptkbp:characterizedBy cross-bedding
conglomerates
claystones
gptkbp:composedOf sandstone
coal
shale
gptkbp:contains fossils
plant fossils
invertebrate fossils
vertebrate fossils
coal seams
coal beds
shale layers
sandstone_layers
gptkbp:established geologists
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Canyons_of_the_Ancients_National_Monument
gptkb:Chaco_Culture_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Mesa_Verde_National_Park
Hovenweep National Monument
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mesaverde Formation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Utah
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Mesa_Verde_National_Park
gptkbp:notableFor coal mining
land use planning
climate studies
environmental studies
archaeological studies
geological research
natural resource management
paleontology
geochemistry
geophysics
hydrology
stratigraphy
hydrocarbon exploration
geological mapping
sedimentology
paleoenvironmental reconstruction
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Mancos_Shale
Purgatoire Formation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Colorado_Plateau
Great Plains
Western Interior Seaway
Rocky_Mountain_region
gptkbp:research geologists
gptkbp:resolution up to 1,200 feet