Washakie Formation
The Washakie Formation is a geologic formation in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. It preserves many mammal, bird, reptile and other fossils dating back to the Lutetian stage of the Eocene within the Paleogene period. The sediments fall in the Bridgerian and Uintan stages of the NALMA classification.
| Washakie Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Lutetian (Bridgerian-Uintan) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Adobe Town & Kinney Rim members |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41.7°N 109.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 45.6°N 95.1°W |
| Region | Colorado & Wyoming |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | Sand Wash & Washakie Basins |
Washakie Formation (the United States) Washakie Formation (Wyoming) | |
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