Fossil catfish and the depositional environment of the Green River Formation, Wyoming

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Research Article| April 01, 1977 Fossil catfish and the depositional environment of the Green River Formation, Wyoming H. Paul Buchheim; H. Paul Buchheim 1Department of Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ronald C. Surdam Ronald C. Surdam 1Department of Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information H. Paul Buchheim 1Department of Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Ronald C. Surdam 1Department of Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1977) 5 (4): 196–198. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1977)5<196:FCATDE>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation H. Paul Buchheim, Ronald C. Surdam; Fossil catfish and the depositional environment of the Green River Formation, Wyoming. Geology 1977;; 5 (4): 196–198. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1977)5<196:FCATDE>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The recent discovery of numerous and widespread fossil catfish (Astephus antiquus) in oil shale units of the Laney Member of the Eocene Green River Formation is evidence of aerobic conditions in the hypolimnic waters of ancient Lake Gosiute. An understanding of bottom conditions in Lake Gosiute is of particular importance in interpreting the depositional environment of the Green River Formation and particularly of oil shale. The fossil catfish indicate that oil shale deposition does not require a permanently stratified lake with a stagnant hypolimnion. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.