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Stratigraphic Nomenclature Chart of the Laramide Basins, Wyoming STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE CHART OF THE LARAMIDE BASINS, WYOMING OVER- GREATER GREEN RIVER BASIN WIND BIGHORN POWDER HANNA DENVER SYSTEM THRUST Green River Basin RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN BASIN Age Rock Springs Great Divide Washakie AND BELT BASIN BASIN (Ma) North South Uplift Basin Basin ERA SERIES and West and East Holocene 0.01 Ash at Shell Creek Canyon Lava Creek Lava Creek Lava Creek Lava Creek Lava Creek Lava Creek Lava Creek Pleistocene B ash B ash B ash B ash B and A ash B and A ash Bishop ash B ash QUATERNARY Alkalic extrusive and intrusive rocks Mesa Falls ash 1.65 Pliocene 5 ? Camp Davis Fm Salt Lake Formation Teewinot Ogallala Fm Miocene (?) Formation Split Rock Formation Miocene and Miocene Miocene and Browns Park rocks Browns Park Oligocene rocks Oligocene rocks Formation Formation ? Arikaree Intrusive igneous rocks Formation 24 ? ? ? Split Rock Formation Conglomerate Cgl Cgl ? White White River Bishop Oligocene Bishop Bishop River Brule Conglomerate Formation Conglomerate Conglomerate Formation Lower Lower Fm Part part Chadron White River Formation White River Formation White River Fm Fm ? ? 38 ? Ice Point Conglomerate White River Group C E N O Z I TERTIARY Adobe Town Mbr ? ? Kinney Eocene rocks Tepee Trail Rim Intrusive Bridger Formation Fm igneous Mbr Wagon Bed Fm Bridger Fm Washakie Fowkes rocks Formation Godiva Aycross Aycross Formation Formation Bed Wagon Wapiti Fm ? Rim Mbr Formation Formation Eocene Laney Member Fm Laney Member Green River Fm ? Cgl Cathedral Cathedral ? ? Wilkins Cathedral Bluffs Bluffs Bluffs Peak Tongue Tongue T Member Fm Wasatch Wilkins Peak Member Farson Ss Tipton Tipton Green River Fm Member River Tongue Shale Member Alkali Wind River Tatman Formation River Fm Wind River Creek Formation Formation Niland Tongue Niland Tongue Tongue Pass Peak Fm Wasatch Formation Wasatch Luman T Luman Tongue Willwood Battle Spring Formation Green Diamictite and Sandstone Main Moncrief Green Main body of Wasatch Fm Main body of Wasatch Formation body of Mbr Wasatch Main body of Wasatch Fm Wasatch Wasatch Formation Wasatch Formation Fm Wasatch Kingsbury Cgl ? Formation Indian Meadows Fm Mbr 55 Chappo Member Hanna Formation Shotgun Tongue River Conglomerate of Sublette Range Mbr Hoback Fort Union Fort Union Fort Union Fort Union Waltman Fort Union Member Paleocene Shale Formation Evanston Fm Formation Formation Fort Union Formation Formation Member Formation Formation Lebo Member Lower part Tullock Member Fort Union Formation ? Fort Union Fm Ferris 66 Formation Harebell Lance Lance Lance Lance Formation Lance Formation Formation Lance ? Lance Lance Medicine Bow Formation Fm Fm Formation Formation Formation Formation Fox Hills Fox Hills Lewis Meeteetse Fox Hills Sandstone Fox Hills Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone Shale Fox Hills Sandstone Fox Hills Sandstone Fox Hills Sandstone Formation Lewis Shale Lewis Shale Lewis Shale Lewis Shale Meeteetse Meeteetse Lewis Shale Formation Formation Lewis Almond Almond Almond Almond Lewis Sh Shale Almond Formation Formation Formation Formation Lewis Sh Fm Teapot Bearpaw Shale Pine Ridge Pine Ridge Sandstone Group Pine Ridge Group Group Group Group Teapot Ss Teapot Ericson Ericson Sandstone Sandstone Member Mbr Fm Ss Mbr Sandstone Formation Middle Pierre Rock member Pierre Allen Shale Allen Ridge Allen Ridge River Sandstone Sandstone Shale Ridge Formation Formation Parkman Ss Mbr Formation Mesaverde Mesaverde Fm Mesaverde Wallace Creek T Mesaverde Formation Parkman of Cody Shale Ss Mbr Formation Fales Member Haystack Haystack Sussex Mesaverde Mountains Mountains Mesaverde Ss Mbr Rock Springs Rock Springs Formation Formation Mesaverde Formation Formation Formation Mesaverde Shannon Mesaverde Ss Mbr Steele Upper Haystack Mountains Shale Cretaceous ? Adaville Sohare Formation Formation Blair Blair Steele Formation Cody Steele Formation Shale Cody Shale Shale Shale Cody Shale Niobrara Niobrara Cody Formation Formation Hilliard Bacon Baxter Baxter Baxter Shale Shale Ridge Sandstone Shale Shale Shale CRETACEOUS Niobrara Niobrara Blind Formation Formation Bull Cody Shale Carlile Formation Carlile Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Shale Shale Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Greenhorn Greenhorn Formation Formation Formation Fm Formation Formation Fm Belle Belle Fourche Formation Formation Formation Fourche Formation Formation Formation Shale Shale Sage Junction Formation Aspen Mowry Mowry Mowry Mowry Mowry Mowry Mowry Mowry Mowry Mowry Shale Shale Shale Shale Shale Shale Shale Shale Shale Shale Shale Shale Quealy Aspen M E S O Z I C Fm ? 96 Muddy Cokeville Muddy Sandstone Muddy Sandstone Muddy Sandstone Muddy Sandstone Muddy Sandstone Muddy Sandstone Newcastle Muddy Sandstone Muddy Sandstone Fm Ss Ss Bear River Skull Thomas Thermopolis Fm Wayan Formation Wayan Formation Thermopolis Shale Thermopolis Shale Thermopolis Shale Thermopolis Shale Thermopolis Shale Thermopolis Shale Creek Thermopolis Shale Thermopolis Shale Fork Fm Shale Shale Smiths Bear River Fall Formation Fall River River Gp Gp Formation Smoot Formation Fm Lower Cretaceous Draney Limestone Cloverly Cloverly Cloverly Cloverly Cloverly Cloverly Cloverly Cloverly Cloverly Bechler Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Conglomerate Peterson Lakota Lakota Gannett Group Limestone Fm Formation Inyan Kara Ephraim Inyan Kara Conglomerate 138 Morrison Morrison Morrison Formation Morrison Formation Morrison Formation Morrison Formation Morrison Formation Morrison Formation Morrison Formation Morrison Formation Morrison Formation Upper Formation Formation Jurassic Stump Formation Preuss Sandstone or Redbeds Sundance Sundance Sundance Sundance Sundance Sundance Sundance Sundance Sundance Sundance Sundance Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation Middle Jurassic JURASSIC Twin Creek Limestone Gypsum Spring Gypsum Spring Gypsum Gypsum Gypsum Spring Gypsum Formation Formation Spring Fm Spring Fm Formation Spring Fm JURASSIC (?) AND Nugget Nugget Nugget Nugget Nugget Nugget Nugget Nugget TRIASSIC (?) 205 Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone Ss Ankareh Popo Agie Popo Agie Popo Agie Popo Agie Popo Agie Fm Formation Fm or Mbr Fm or Mbr Fm or Mbr Fm or Mbr or Mbr Upper Crow Mountain Crow Mountain Crow Mountain Crow Mountain Crow Jelm Mountain Triassic Ss or Ss Mbr Ss or Ss Mbr Ss or Ss Mbr Ss or Ss Mbr Ss or Ss Mbr Formation Thaynes Chugwater Chugwater Chugwater Alcova Ls Alcova Ls Alcova Ls Alcova Ls Limestone Alcova Ls Formation Formation Formation or Ls Mbr or Ls Mbr or Ls Mbr or Ls Mbr or Ls Mbr Chugwater or Formation or Formation or Formation Formation Chugwater Group Chugwater Group Red Peak Red Peak Chugwater Group Red Peak Red Peak Red Peak of TRIASSIC Lower Woodside Fm or Mbr Fm or Mbr Fm or Mbr Fm or Mbr Fm or Mbr Spearfish Darton Shale (1908) Chugwater Chugwater Group or Formation Triassic Chugwater Group or Formation Formation Dinwoody Dinwoody Dinwoody Dinwoody Dinwoody Dinwoody Dinwoody Dinwoody of Darton Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose Formation Formation Formation Formation Fm Fm Formation Formation (1908) ~240 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Formation Forelle Forelle Limestone Phosphoria Phosphoria Phosphoria Phosphoria Limestone Phosphoria Phosphoria Phosphoria Phosphoria Formation Egg Formation Egg Formation Egg Formation Egg Egg Egg Formation Formation Formation Formation and and and and and and and and related related related related Minnekahta Satanka Permian related rocks related rocks related rocks related rocks Satanka rocks Formation rocks Formation rocks Formation rocks Formation Formation Limestone Formation Shale Shale Opeche PERMIAN Shale ? ? ? ? Possible uppermost Minnelusa equivalent Casper Casper Hartville 290 Weber Weber Upper Wells Tensleep Sandstone Sandstone Minnelusa Formation Pennsylvanian Formation Sandstone Tensleep Tensleep Tensleep Tensleep Morgan Morgan Sandstone Tensleep Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone Formation Middle Formation Formation Ss ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Fountain Pennsylvanian Formation Fountain Fm Round Valley Round Valley Fm Lower Amsden Amsden Limestone Limestone Amsden Amsden Amsden Amsden Amsden Formation Formation Formation Formation Formation PENNSYLVANIAN Pennsylvanian Formation Formation Formation ~330 Upper Mississippian Madison Mississippian Madison Madison Madison Madison Madison Madison Madison Pahasapa Madison Lower Group rocks Limestone Limestone Limestone Limestone Madison Limestone Limestone Limestone Guernsey Limestone Limestone Formation Mississippian Limestone MISSISSIPPIAN 360 Englewood Englewood Limestone Limestone Cottonwood Fremont Canyon Fremont Canyon Upper Canyon Sandstone Sandstone Devonian Member Darby Darby Formation DEVONIAN Darby Fm Darby Fm Darby Formation Darby Formation Darby Formation Formation P A L E O Z I C L A P Lower Beartooth Butte Devonian Formation 410 Upper and Laketown Dolomite RIAN SILU- Middle Silurian 435 Upper Bighorn Bighorn Bighorn Whitewood Bighorn Dolomite Bighorn Bighorn Dolomite Ordovician Dolomite Dolomite Dolomite Dolomite Dolomite Middle Harding Ss Winnipeg Ordovician equivalent Formation Lower ORDOVICIAN Ordovician 500 Gallatin Upper Gallatin Gallatin Gallatin Gallatin Gallatin Gallatin Gallatin Limestone Deadwood Limestone Limestone Limestone Limestone Limestone Limestone Limestone and Formation Cambrian Cambrian equivalent rocks Cambrian Gros Ventre rocks Gros Ventre Formation Gros Gros Gros Ventre Formation Flathead Flathead Sandstone Gros Ventre Gros
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