Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Laramie and Related Formations in Wyoming

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Research Article| January 01, 1896 Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Laramie and Related Formations in Wyoming* T. W. Stanton; T. W. Stanton Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar F. H. Knowlton F. H. Knowlton Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information T. W. Stanton F. H. Knowlton Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 © 1896 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1896) 8 (1): 127–156. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-8-127 Article history First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation T. W. Stanton, F. H. Knowlton; Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Laramie and Related Formations in Wyoming. GSA Bulletin 1896;; 8 (1): 127–156. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-8-127 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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Introduction.Perhaps none of the various formations which contribute such important elements to the geologic history of the Rocky Mountain area have been the subject of so much discussion and difference of opinion as the series which has come recently to be known as the Laramie and allied formations. This series of strata, first known as the Lignite series, included the coal-bearing strata of the Upper Cretaceous with the lower Tertiary or Fort Union strata and was all regarded as Tertiary in age. Later the Laramie was differentiated by King as the uppermost division of the conformable Cretaceous series, and the Fort Union group ultimately associated with the lower Tertiary, although still regarded by some as belonging to the Laramie series. The Laramie as thus characterized was supposed to be very sharply circumscribed, but soon it was pointed out that certain of the lower coal-bearing members appeared to be in . . . 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.