Morrison Formation

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Late Jurassic
gptkbp:associatedWith Late Jurassic climate
gptkbp:characterizedBy sandstone
siltstone
mudstone
gptkbp:contains Plant fossils
Allosaurus fossils
Camarasaurus fossils
Diplodocus fossils
Stegosaurus fossils
Invertebrate fossils
Fish fossils
Apatosaurus fossils
Brachiosaurus fossils
Pachycephalosaurus fossils
Pterosaur fossils
Ammonite fossils
Ankylosaurus fossils
Dromaeosaurus fossils
Hesperornis fossils
Mymoorapelta fossils
Plesiosaurus fossils
Therizinosaurus fossils
Cionodon_fossils
Ornitholestes_fossils
Othnielia_fossils
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Canyonlands_National_Park
gptkb:Arches_National_Park
gptkb:Rocky_Mountain_National_Park
Dinosaur National Monument
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Wyoming
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Morrison Formation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_America
19th century
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Morrison,_Colorado
gptkbp:notableFor paleontology
dinosaur fossils
gptkbp:partOf Western Interior Seaway
gptkbp:provides insight into climate change
insight into dinosaur behavior
insight into sedimentary processes
insight_into_Jurassic_ecosystems
gptkbp:research paleontologists
gptkbp:type sedimentary rock