Thomas Fork Formation Explained

Thomas Fork Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Albian
Age:	Albian ~
Prilithology:	Sandstone
Namedfor:	Thomas Fork Creek
Region:	Wyoming
Coordinates:	42.4°N -110.9°W
Paleocoordinates:	42.4°N -66.7°W

The Thomas Fork Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Albian) geologic formation in Wyoming.^[1] Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.^[2]

Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation:^[1]

Vertebrates

• Dinosauria indet.^[3]
• Osteichthyes indet.^[3]
• Reptilia indet.^[3]
• Testudines indet.^[3]

Invertebrates

• Bivalves^[3]
• Gastropoda indet.^[3]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
    • Dinosaur eggs

References

Bibliography

• Book: . David B. . . Peter . . Halszka . 2004 . The Dinosauria. 2nd . Berkeley. University of California Press . 1–880 . 2019-02-21. 0-520-24209-2.
• Dorr . J. A. Jr . 1985 . Newfound Early Cretaceous dinosaurs and other fossils in southeastern Idaho and westernmost Wyoming . . 27 . 73–85.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=collectionSearch&formation=Thomas%20Fork&member=NULL_OR_EMPTY Thomas Fork Formation
2. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
3. Dorr Jr., 1985