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Dinwoody Formation
Stratigraphic range: Induan, ~251.9–250.2  Ma
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Type Geological formation
Lithology
Primary Shale, limestone
Location
Region Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming
Country  United States
Dinwoody Formation is located in the United States
Dinwoody Formation
Dinwoody Formation (the United States)

The Dinwoody Formation is a geologic formation in the western United States ( Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming). It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period ( Induan stage). [1]

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References

  1. ^ Hofmann, Richard; Hautmann, Michael; Bucher, Hugo (2013). "A New paleoecological look at the Dinwoody Formation (Lower Triassic, Western USA): intrinsic versus extrinsic ycontrols on ecosystem recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 87 (5): 854–880. Bibcode: 2013JPal...87..854H. doi: 10.1666/12-153. S2CID  130380562.