DeBeque Formation

DeBeque Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Paleocene-Early Eocene (Clarkforkian-Wasatchian)
~56–50 Ma
Fossil from the DeBeque Formation
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsAtwell Gulch Member
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
Location
Coordinates40°00′N 107°54′W / 40.0°N 107.9°W / 40.0; -107.9
Approximate paleocoordinates44°48′N 91°48′W / 44.8°N 91.8°W / 44.8; -91.8
Region Colorado
Country United States
DeBeque Formation is located in the United States
DeBeque Formation
DeBeque Formation (the United States)
DeBeque Formation is located in Colorado
DeBeque Formation
DeBeque Formation (Colorado)

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]

  1. ^ Bown & Kihm, 1981
  2. ^ DeBeque Formation at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Hirsch et al., 1997
  4. ^ "Collections". Museum of Natural History. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2019.