Wahweap Formation

Wahweap Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian, 82.2–77.3 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofKaiparowits Plateau
Sub-unitsLast Chance Creek Member, Reynolds Point Member, Coyote Point Member, Pardner Canyon Member
UnderliesKaiparowits Formation
OverliesStraight Cliffs Formation
Lithology
Primarysandstone
Location
Coordinates37°30′N 111°42′W / 37.5°N 111.7°W / 37.5; -111.7
RegionNorth America
Country USA
ExtentSouthern Utah, Northern Arizona
Type section
Named forWahweap Creek

The Wahweap Formation of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument is a geological formation in southern Utah and northern Arizona, around the Lake Powell region, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian stage). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

  1. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574–588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.