Gallatin Formation Explained

Gallatin Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Cambrian
Prilithology:	Limestone
Region:	Wyoming, Montana
Country:	United States
Underlies:	Bighorn Dolomite
Overlies:	Gros Ventre Formation
Thickness:	180-300 feet

The Gallatin Formation is a geologic formation in Wyoming and Montana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Wyoming
• Paleontology in Wyoming

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home. dead.
• Cambrian Stratigraphy of Northwestern Wyoming, B. Maxwell Miller, 1936