Fox Hills Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Montana Group (MT, ND) |
Sub-units | Fairpoint member (SD), Trail City member (ND, SD), Timber Lake (ND, SD), Lincoln member (CO), etc. |
Underlies | Lance (WY)/Hell Creek (MT)[1] Laramie Formation (CO) |
Overlies | Pierre (USA)/Bearpaw (CAN)[1] Lewis Shale (WY, MT)[1] |
Thickness | 75-225 feet |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Region | Alberta, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming |
Country | United States/Canada |
Type section | |
Named for | Fox Hills between Cheyenne and Moreau Rivers, South Dakota |
Named by | Meek and Hayden[1] |
Year defined | 1862[1] |
The Fox Hills Formation is a Cretaceous geologic formation in the northwestern Great Plains of North America. It is present from Alberta on the north to Colorado in the south.
Fossil remains of dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurs, as well as large marine reptiles, such as mosasaurs, have been recovered from the formation.[2]