DeBeque Formation
Geologic formation in Colorado, United States
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The DeBeque Formation is a geologic formation in Colorado's Piceance Basin,[1] preserving fossils which date back to the Late Paleocene to Early Eocene period (Clarkforkian to Wasatchian in the NALMA classification.[2][3] Examples of these fossils are held in the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History.[4]
| DeBeque Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Paleocene-Early Eocene (Clarkforkian-Wasatchian) ~ | |
Fossil from the DeBeque Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Atwell Gulch Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40.0°N 107.9°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 44.8°N 91.8°W |
| Region | Colorado |
| Country | United States |
  DeBeque Formation (the United States)  DeBeque Formation (Colorado) | |
