Geological formation in Wyoming, USA
The Evanston Formation is a geological formation in Wyoming whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous .[ 1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[ 2] mammals from the Paleocene epoch.[ 3]
Vertebrate paleofauna
See also
References
^ Oriel, Simon S.; Tracey, Jr., Joshua (1970). "Uppermost Cretaceous and Tertiary Stratigraphy of Fossil Basin, Southwestern Wyoming" (PDF) . United States Geologic Survey Publication Warehouse . pp. 5– 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2024 . ^ a b Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004). "The dinosauria" . search.worldcat.org . Worldcat.org. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 574– 588. Retrieved 2024-02-18 . ^ a b c d e f Gazin, Lewis C. (1969). "New Occurrence of Paleocene Mammals in the Evanston Formation, Southwestern Wyoming" . Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology : 1– 17. doi :10.5479/si.00810266.2.1 . Retrieved 18 November 2020 . ^ Lucas, Spencer G.; Sullivan, Robert M. (January 2000). "The sauropod dinosaur Alamosaurus from the Upper Cretaceous of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico" . New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin . 17 : 147– 156. Retrieved 18 November 2020 . ^ Williamson, Thomas E.; Weil, Anne (December 12, 2008). "Stratigraphic Distribution of Sauropods in the Upper Cretaceous of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, with Comments on North America's Cretaceous 'Sauropod Hiatus' . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 28 (4). Taylor & Francis, Ltd.: 1218– 1223. JSTOR 20491055 . Retrieved 18 November 2020 . ^ "The Geologic History of Fossil Butte National Monument and Fossil Basin NPS Occasional Paper No. 3" . NPS.gov . National Park Service. Retrieved 1 March 2005 .
41°48′24″N 110°40′53″W / 41.8068°N 110.6813°W / 41.8068; -110.6813
