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Lance Formation

The Lance (Creek) Formation is a division of Late Cretaceous (dating to about 69–66 Ma) rocks in the western United States. Named after Lance Creek, Wyoming, the microvertebrate fossils and dinosaurs represent important components of the latest Mesozoic vertebrate faunas. The Lance Formation is Late Maastrichtian in age (Lancian land mammal age), and…

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Country
United States
Named for
Lance Creek, Wyoming
Overlies
Meeteetse Formation
Primary
Sandstone, siltstone, shale
Region
Wyoming
Thickness
up to 600 metres (1,970 ft)

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Lance Formation

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples23
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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Lance Formation

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related to Paleontology · 6
Lance Formation → At, Fossils, However, Late Cretaceous, Most, The
related to Other vertebrates · 4
Lance Formation → Nanocuris, Other, Quetzalcoatlus, Remains
related to Depositional environment · 3
Lance Formation → The, The Lance Formation, Western Interior Seaway
Country · 1
Lance Formation → United States
Named for · 1
Lance Formation → Lance Creek, Wyoming
Overlies · 1
Lance Formation → Meeteetse Formation
Primary · 1
Lance Formation → Sandstone, siltstone, shale
Region · 1
Lance Formation → Wyoming
Thickness · 1
Lance Formation → up to 600 metres (1,970 ft)
Type · 1
Lance Formation → Sedimentary

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formation lance creek wyoming found fauna 66 fossils late vertebrate age land cretaceous lancian 69 hell years ma maastrichtian also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Lance FormationCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Lance FormationNamed forLance Creek, Wyoming1.00infobox
Lance FormationOverliesMeeteetse Formation1.00infobox
Lance FormationPrimarySandstone, siltstone, shale1.00infobox
Lance FormationRegionWyoming1.00infobox
Lance FormationThicknessup to 600 metres (1,970 ft)1.00infobox
Lance FormationTypeSedimentary1.00infobox
Lance FormationUnderliesFort Union Formation1.00infobox
the Hell Creek Formationinstance ofroughly corresponding to the thinner equivalent formations0.80text
the base of which has been estimated at 167 years oldinstance ofroughly corresponding to the thinner equivalent formations0.80text
Lance Formationrelated to Depositional environmentThe Lance Formation0.60section
Lance Formationrelated to Depositional environmentWestern Interior Seaway0.60section

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