Ammonites and some characteristic bivalves from the Upper Cretaceous Frontier Formation, Natrona County, Wyoming
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Abstract
The Frontier Formation in Natrona County, Wyoming, consists of two or three members of mostly shallow-water marine shale, siltstone, and sandstone. From oldest to youngest, these units are the Belle Fourche Member, the informal member of Emigrant Gap, and the Wall Creek Member. The members are separated by disconformities, and locally the Wall Creek Member rests on the Belle Fourche Member. Molluscan fossils are present in all the members, but only the Wall Creek Member contains a great variety of species. Ammonites and inoceramid bivalves are most important in zoning the Frontier Formation. Seven of the twelve established ammonite zones of middle and late Cenomanian age in the Western Interior can be recognized in the Belle Fourche Member. Two zones of middle Turonian age are present in the member of Emigrant Gap, and three zones of late Turonian age are present in the Wall Creek Member.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Ammonites and some characteristic bivalves from the Upper Cretaceous Frontier Formation, Natrona County, Wyoming |
| Series title | Bulletin |
| Series number | 1917 |
| Chapter | B |
| DOI | 10.3133/b1917B |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iv, B1-B13, Plate1-Plate 11 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Natrona County |
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