Beartooth Butte Formation
The Beartooth Butte Formation is a geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
| Beartooth Butte Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Lochkovian-Emsian ~ | |
Fossil fish from the Beartooth Butte Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Cottonwood Canyon Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, sandstone |
| Other | Shale, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°57′N 109°37′W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 28.2°S 47.1°W |
| Region | Wyoming |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Beartooth Butte |
Beartooth Butte Formation (the United States) Beartooth Butte Formation (Wyoming) | |
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