Cedar Mountain Formation

Cedar Mountain Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Berriasian-Cenomanian
~140–94 Ma
Type section of the Cedar Mountain Formation
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsSee text
UnderliesNaturita Formation
OverliesMorrison Formation
ThicknessVaries, some sections over 1000 metres
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate, sandstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates39°15′00″N 110°49′26″W / 39.250°N 110.824°W / 39.250; -110.824
Approximate paleocoordinates40°12′N 69°00′W / 40.2°N 69.0°W / 40.2; -69.0
Region Utah
Country United States
Type section
Named forCedar Mountain
Named byWilliam Stokes
Year defined1944
Cedar Mountain Formation is located in the United States
Cedar Mountain Formation
Cedar Mountain Formation (the United States)
Cedar Mountain Formation is located in Utah
Cedar Mountain Formation
Cedar Mountain Formation (Utah)

The Cedar Mountain Formation is the name given to a distinctive sedimentary geologic formation in eastern Utah, spanning most of the early and mid-Cretaceous. The formation was named for Cedar Mountain in northern Emery County, Utah, where William Lee Stokes first studied the exposures in 1944.[1]