Category:Green River Formation
English: The Green River Formation is an Eocene geologic formation that records the sedimentation in a series of intermontane lakes.
- It is located in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.
- The formation is best known for its exceptional well preserved fossils which make it to one of the most important lagerstätte of the world.
- Major oil shale deposits occur in the formation.
- It is also the type locality for seven rare evaporite minerals.
Deutsch: Die Green-River-Formation ist eine eozäne Schichtfolge aus den Ablagerungen einer Abfolge intermontaner Seen. Die Formation ist vor allem für ihre außergewöhnlich gute Fossilerhaltung bekannt, die sie zu einer der bedeutendsten Fossillagerstätten der Welt macht. Darüberhinaus ist sie die Typlokalität für sieben seltene Evaporit-Minerale.
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This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
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Media in category "Green River Formation"
The following 58 files are in this category, out of 58 total.
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Amia pattersoni Mittl Eozän Warfield Wyoming USA Ch1340a.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 12.7 MB
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Amphiplaga brachyptera.jpg 640 × 480; 82 KB
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Archiinocellia protomaculata holotype NMNH-USNM PAL 569865 img1.tif 2,560 × 1,920; 14.09 MB
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Archiinocellia protomaculata NMNH-USNM PAL 567587 img1.tif 640 × 480; 753 KB
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Archiinocellia protomaculata NMNH-USNM PAL 570146 img1.tif 2,560 × 1,920; 14.09 MB
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Archiinocellia protomaculata NMNH-USNM PAL 572556 img1.tif 2,560 × 1,920; 8.95 MB
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Archiinocellia protomaculata NMNH-USNM PAL 578230 A img1.tif 2,560 × 1,920; 14.09 MB
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Archimyrmex rostratus UCM15174 head.jpg 584 × 808; 159 KB
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Archimyrmex rostratus UCM15174 profile.jpg 1,344 × 808; 356 KB
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Atractosteus simplex UMNH 02.jpg 1,937 × 1,055; 1.02 MB
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Atractosteus simplex UMNH.jpg 3,135 × 1,661; 2.08 MB
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Atractosteus simplex.jpg 2,560 × 1,920; 1.71 MB
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Bonanza Operations, American Gilsonite Company (Bonanza, Utah, USA) 1.jpg 4,203 × 2,267; 6 MB
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BrushyBasin.jpg 640 × 480; 233 KB
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Colorado Oil Shale.jpg 2,951 × 1,782; 3.93 MB
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Crocodylia - Borealosuchus wilsoni.jpg 576 × 505; 138 KB
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CyclurusGurleyi.jpg 2,000 × 1,124; 614 KB
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Diplomystus 01.jpg 2,784 × 1,172; 1.16 MB
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Diplomystus Dentatus prepared by Fossil Shack from the Green River Formation.jpg 1,000 × 596; 177 KB
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FossilButteNM HaddenhamCabin (cropped).jpg 701 × 437; 128 KB
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Green River Fm.jpg 5,729 × 3,794; 17.21 MB
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Green River Formation (Eocene; White Mountain, Kanda, Wyoming, USA) (48932076751).jpg 4,288 × 2,676; 7.84 MB
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Green River Formation Gastornis Feather.jpg 600 × 212; 34 KB
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GreenRiverFrog.jpg 2,000 × 1,124; 868 KB
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Heliobatis radians Green River Formation (cropped).jpg 3,562 × 4,397; 12.45 MB
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Knightia alta 01.jpg 1,590 × 885; 1.25 MB
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Knightia Fossil Fish (20255016550).jpg 5,678 × 3,791; 2.2 MB
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LepisosteusBemisi.jpg 1,998 × 844; 561 KB
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MasillosteusJaneae.jpg 2,335 × 1,345; 867 KB
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Mioplasus labracoides.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 234 KB
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Mioplosus labracoides.jpg 2,604 × 1,476; 1.02 MB
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Phareodus testis 02.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 255 KB
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Phareodus testis.jpg 2,274 × 1,377; 1,016 KB
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Priscacara liops.jpg 602 × 394; 102 KB
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Priscacara pealei.jpg 1,740 × 1,392; 637 KB
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Priscacara serrata 01.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 3.55 MB
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Priscacara serrata UMNH.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 2.71 MB
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Priscacara species 01 SR EF 07-02-04.jpg 2,211 × 1,900; 1.42 MB
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Sabalites powelli - Fossil lake img1.jpg 2,244 × 3,980; 2.48 MB
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Shortite - USGS Mineral Specimens 934.jpg 233 × 700; 231 KB
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Shortite-199987.jpg 400 × 366; 65 KB
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Stingray prepared by R. Lee Craig (Asterotrygon maloneyi) Fossil Shack.jpg 2,426 × 3,648; 2.84 MB
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Stromatolite Fossil from Wyoming.jpg 1,523 × 1,317; 417 KB
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Temporary and Permanent Bridge, Green River, Citadel Rock in Distance 1869.jpg 2,000 × 1,549; 582 KB
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Titanomyrma lubei DMNH9041 01.jpg 956 × 808; 720 KB
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Transition facies GR (4).jpg 11,480 × 3,620; 25.46 MB
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Transition facies GR (7).jpg 6,829 × 3,850; 15.13 MB
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Upper Green River.jpg 10,396 × 3,864; 26.95 MB