Western Interior Seaway

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:epicontinental_sea
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Cretaceous_Seaway
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkb:Hudson_Bay
gptkb:Tethys_Sea
gptkbp:disappeared about 66 million years ago
gptkbp:existedDuring gptkb:Cretaceous_period
gptkbp:formed about 100 million years ago
gptkbp:formedBy tectonic subsidence
high global sea levels
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:fish
gptkb:ammonites
gptkb:mosasaurs
birds
sea turtles
sharks
marine reptiles
plesiosaurs
pterosaurs
dinosaurs (on landmasses)
inoceramid clams
gptkbp:importantFor paleontology
oil and gas resources
gptkbp:includedPresentDay gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Manitoba
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Saskatchewan
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:maximumDepth up to 760 meters
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Mancos_Shale
gptkb:Niobrara_Formation
gptkb:Pierre_Shale
gptkb:Bearpaw_Formation
gptkb:Carlile_Shale
gptkbp:sedimentsInclude gptkb:limestone
gptkb:stone
chalk
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Appalachia
gptkb:Laramidia
gptkbp:stretchedFrom gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:stretchedTo gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:width up to 1,000 kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Acanthoceras
gptkb:Brighton_Formation
gptkb:Dakota_Sandstone
gptkb:Eagle_Ford
gptkb:Lance_Formation
gptkb:Lance_Formation,_Wyoming
gptkb:Ancient_Sea
gptkb:Bearpaw_Formation
gptkb:Bearpaw_Shale
gptkb:Cretaceous_Alberta
gptkb:Greenhorn_Limestone
gptkb:Niobrara_Chalk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Interior Seaway