Sepulcher Formation

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| name = Sepulcher Formation

| image = Fossil redwood tree trunk (probably Metasequoia) (Sepulcher Formation, Eocene; "Petrified Tree", Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA) 18 (13460418925).jpg

| caption = Fossil redwood tree trunk from the Sepulcher Formation

| type = Formation

| age = Paleogene

| period = Paleogene

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| region = Wyoming

| country = United States

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The Sepulcher Formation is a geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

References

File:Narrows Basalt (Lower Pleistocene, 1.5-1.6 Ma) (Narrows of the Yellowstone River, northeastern Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA) 1 (19510598353).jpg, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming]]

  • {{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}}

Category:Paleogene geology of Wyoming

Category:Geologic formations of Wyoming

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