DeBeque Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Paleocene-Early Eocene (Clarkforkian-Wasatchian) ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Atwell Gulch Member |
Lithology | |
Primary | Claystone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 40°00′N 107°54′W / 40.0°N 107.9°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 44°48′N 91°48′W / 44.8°N 91.8°W |
Region | Colorado |
Country | United States |
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]