Pinyon Conglomerate

Pinyon Conglomerate
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian–Paleocene
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesHarebell Formation
Location
RegionNorth America
ExtentYellowstone National Park

The Pinyon Conglomerate is a geological formation in Wyoming whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous and Paleocene.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna

See also

References

  1. ^ Love, J.D. (1973). "Harebell Formation (Upper Cretaceous) and Pinyon Conglomerate (uppermost Cretaceous and Paleocene), northwestern Wyoming". Professional Paper. doi:10.3133/pp734a. ISSN 2330-7102.
  2. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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