Snowy Range Formation
The Snowy Range Formation is a geologic formation in Montana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. It contains characteristic flat pebble conglomerate which sometimes show distinctive red rims [1]
Snowy Range Formation, Red Pebble Conglomerate.
| Snowy Range Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
.jpg.webp) Fossils from the Snowy Range Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Montana |
| Country | United States |
References
- Myrow, P.M., Tice, L., Archuleta, B., et al., Flat-Pebble Conglomerate: Its Multiple Origin and Relationship to Metre-Scale Depositional Cycles, Sedimentology, 2004, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 973–996.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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