Morrison Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:fish
gptkb:Allosaurus
gptkb:Apatosaurus
gptkb:Barosaurus
gptkb:Camarasaurus
gptkb:Ceratosaurus
gptkb:Diplodocus
gptkb:Dryosaurus
gptkb:Ornitholestes
gptkb:Brachiosaurus
gptkb:Pterosaurs
gptkb:Mammals
gptkb:Plants
gptkb:Torvosaurus
Stegosaurus
Amphibians
Turtles
Crocodyliforms
Sauropod tracks
Theropod tracks
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment gptkb:dam
lakes
swamps
river channels
gptkbp:exposedBy gptkb:Cleveland-Lloyd_Dinosaur_Quarry
gptkb:Dinosaur_National_Monument
gptkb:Morrison,_Colorado
gptkb:Red_Rocks_Park
gptkb:Bone_Cabin_Quarry
gptkb:Como_Bluff
gptkb:Garden_Park
gptkbp:famousFor dinosaur fossils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Morrison Formation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Morrison,_Colorado
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Arthur_Lakes
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Entrada_Sandstone
gptkb:Bell_Ranch_Formation
gptkb:Sundance_Formation
gptkb:Wanakah_Formation
gptkbp:period Jurassic
gptkbp:primaryLithology gptkb:stone
limestone
mudstone
siltstone
gptkbp:region gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Western_United_States
gptkb:Colorado_Plateau
gptkb:Great_Plains
gptkbp:subunit Colorado Plateau stratigraphy
Western Interior Seaway stratigraphy
gptkbp:thickness 200 meters
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Cloverly_Formation
gptkb:Dakota_Formation
gptkbp:yearNamed 1877
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jurassic_age
gptkb:Jurassic_period
gptkb:Archosauria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5