Pierre Shale

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pierre_Shale

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:age	gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:fossil	gptkb:fish gptkb:ammonites gptkb:mosasaurs marine reptiles plesiosaurs
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:namedFor	gptkb:Fort_Pierre,_South_Dakota Meek and Hayden
gptkbp:overlies	gptkb:Niobrara_Formation
gptkbp:primaryLithology	gptkb:stone
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Rocky_Mountains gptkb:Great_Plains
gptkbp:subunit	gptkb:Gammon_Ferruginous_Member gptkb:Mitchell_Member gptkb:Sharon_Springs_Member gptkb:Timpas_Member gptkb:Wesley_Member
gptkbp:thickness	up to 850 meters
gptkbp:underlies	gptkb:Fox_Hills_Formation
gptkbp:yearNamed	1862
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Denver_Basin gptkb:Raton_Basin gptkb:Niobrara_Chalk gptkb:Chadron_Formation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pierre Shale