Tropic Shale
| Tropic Shale Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian to Turonian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Kaiparowits Plateau |
| Underlies | Straight Cliffs Formation |
| Overlies | Dakota Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Utah |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Exposures near Tropic, Garfield County, Utah |
| Named by | Gregory and Moore, 1931[1] |
The Tropic Shale is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation,[2] including Nothronychus graffami.
Footnotes
- ↑ Geolex — Unit Summary, USGS
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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