Indian Meadows Formation

Geologic formation in Wyoming, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Indian Meadows Formation is a Wasatchian geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period.[1]

Coordinates43.2°N 108.2°W / 43.2; -108.2
RegionWyoming
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Indian Meadows Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian)
~55–50 Ma
TypeFormation
Location
Coordinates43.2°N 108.2°W / 43.2; -108.2
Approximate paleocoordinates48.0°N 91.4°W / 48.0; -91.4
RegionWyoming
CountryUnited States
ExtentWind River Basin
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Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1][2][3]

Mammals

Primates
Artiodactyls
Cimolesta
  • Esthonyx sp.
Eutheria
Ferae
Glires
Macroscelidea
  • Haplomylus speirianus
Multituberculata
Pantodonta
Perissodactyls
Placentalia
Theriiformes

Wasatchian correlations

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Wasatchian correlations in North America
FormationWasatchDeBequeClaronIndian MeadowsPass PeakTatmanWillwoodGolden ValleyColdwaterAllenbyKamloopsOotsa LakeMargaretNanjemoyHatchetigbeeTetas de CabraHannold HillCoalmontCucharaGalisteoSan JoseYpresian (IUCS) • Itaboraian (SALMA)
Bumbanian (ALMA) • Mangaorapan (NZ)
BasinPowder River
Uinta
Piceance
Colorado Plateau
Wind River
Green River
Bighorn
Piceance




Colorado Plateau





Wind River





Green River






Bighorn
WillistonOkanaganPrincetonBuck CreekNechakoSverdrupPotomacGoMLaguna SaladaRio GrandeNorth ParkRatonGalisteoSan Juan
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Copelemur
Coryphodon
Diacodexis
Homogalax
Oxyaena
Paramys
Primates
Birds
Reptiles
Fish
Insects
Flora
EnvironmentsAlluvial-fluvio-lacustrineFluvialFluvialFluvio-lacustrineFluvialLacustrineFluvio-lacustrineDeltaic-paludalShallow marineFluvialShallow marineFluvialFluvial
Wasatchian volcanoclastics

Wasatchian fauna

Wasatchian flora
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References

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