Cedar Mountain Formation
Geologic formation in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cedar Mountain Formation is the name given to a distinctive sedimentary geologic formation in eastern Utah, spanning most of the early and mid-Cretaceous. The formation was named for Cedar Mountain in northern Emery County, Utah, where William Lee Stokes first studied the exposures in 1944.[1]
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Cedar Mountain Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Berriasian-Cenomanian ~140–94 Ma | |
![]() Type section of the Cedar Mountain Formation | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | See text |
Underlies | Naturita Formation |
Overlies | Morrison Formation |
Thickness | Varies, some sections over 1000 metres |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 39.250°N 110.824°W / 39.250; -110.824 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.2°N 69.0°W / 40.2; -69.0 |
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Named for | Cedar Mountain |
Named by | William Stokes |
Year defined | 1944 |
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