Tatman Formation
The Tatman Formation is a Wasatchian geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period.[1]
Tatman Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Lostcabinian) ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44.2°N 108.6°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 49.0°N 91.5°W |
Region | Wyoming |
Country | United States |
Extent | Bighorn Basin |
Tatman Formation (the United States) Tatman Formation (Wyoming) |
Fossil content
The following fossils have been recovered from the formation:[1][2]
Flora
- Allantoidiopsis erosa
- Cercidiphyllum genetrix
- Cnemidaria magna
- Dombeya novimundi
- Eugenia americana
- Lygodium kaulfussi
- Platanus wyomingensis
- Platycarya castaneopsis
- Populus meigsii
- Salvinia preauriculata
- Thelypteris iddingsii
- Zingiberopsis isonervosa
- Alnus sp.
- Equisetum sp.
- aff. Typha sp.
- Alismataceae indet.
- Monocotyledoneae indet.
Wasatchian correlations
See also
References
- Tatman Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Wing et al., 1995
Bibliography
- Wing, S. L.; J. Alroy, and L. J. Hickey. 1995. Plant and mammal diversity in the Paleocene to Early Eocene of the Bighorn Basin. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 115. 117–155. .
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