Gallatin Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Wyoming and Montana}}

{{Infobox rockunit

| name = Gallatin Formation

| image =Gallatin Fm faulted.jpg

| caption =Gallatin Formation with fault on the south side of the Big Horn Mountains

| type = Formation

| age = Cambrian

| prilithology = Limestone

| otherlithology =

| namedfor =

| namedby =

| region = Wyoming, Montana

| country = United States

| coordinates =

| unitof =

| subunits =

| underlies = Bighorn Dolomite

| overlies = Gros Ventre Formation

| thickness = 180-300 feet

| extent =

| area =

| map =

| map_caption =

}}

The Gallatin Formation is a geologic formation in Wyoming and Montana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

See also

References

  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021|df= |archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home|url-status= live}}
  • Cambrian Stratigraphy of Northwestern Wyoming, B. Maxwell Miller, 1936

Category:Cambrian geology of Wyoming

Category:Cambrian southern paleotropical deposits

Category:Limestone formations of the United States

{{Wyoming-geologic-formation-stub}}

{{Cambrian-stub}}