Pinyon Conglomerate Explained

Pinyon Conglomerate
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Maastrichtian
Region:	North America
Underlies:	Harebell Formation
Extent:	Yellowstone National Park

The Pinyon Conglomerate is a geological formation in Wyoming whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous and Paleocene.^[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna

• Leptoceratops sp.

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

Notes and References

1. Love . J.D. . 1973 . Harebell Formation (Upper Cretaceous) and Pinyon Conglomerate (uppermost Cretaceous and Paleocene), northwestern Wyoming . Professional Paper . 10.3133/pp734a . 2330-7102. free .
2. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. .