White River Formation

Coordinates: 43°12′N 107°06′W / 43.2°N 107.1°W / 43.2; -107.1
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White River Formation
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White River
(Missouri River tributary)
White River Formation is located in the United States
White River Formation
White River Formation (the United States)

The White River Formation is a

Period, in the northern Great Plains and central Rocky Mountains, within the United States
.

It has been found in northeastern

Badlands of western South Dakota, and Douglas area of southeastern Wyoming.[1]

Fossil record

The geologic formation preserves

Early Oligocene−Rupelian vertebrate record in North America.[1][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c DonaldProthero.com: "Eocene-Oligocene climatic change in North America: the White River Formation"
  2. ^ DouglasFossils.com: Paleontology and Geology of The White River Formation
  3. ^ USGS: White River Formation
  4. ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln: "Preliminary Biostratigraphy of the White River Group (Chadron and Brule Formations) in the Vicinity of Chadron, Nebraska", by Eric Paul Gustafson, January 1986.