Tatman Formation
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| Tatman Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Lostcabinian) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
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| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Wyoming |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | Bighorn Basin |
  Tatman Formation (the United States)  Tatman Formation (Wyoming) | |
The Tatman Formation is a Wasatchian geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period.[1]
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]The following fossils have been recovered from the formation:[1][2]
Flora
[edit | edit source]- 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
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Tatman Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Wing et al., 1995
Bibliography
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