The Moenkopi Formation is a geological formation that is spread across the U.S. states of New Mexico, northern Arizona, Nevada, southeastern California...
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Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area (redirect from Temple Cap Formation)
and Moenkopi formations, streams and lakes of the Chinle, Moenave, and Kayenta formations to the large deserts of the Navajo and Temple Cap formations and...
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than they were previously. In the Capitol Reef area the resulting Moenkopi Formation is divided into four members (from oldest to youngest): Black Dragon...
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710 ft). Typically, the Chinle rests unconformably on the Moenkopi Formation. The Chinle Formation was probably mostly deposited in the Norian stage, according...
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A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from...
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million years ago). Arizonasaurus is found in the Middle Triassic Moenkopi Formation of northern Arizona. A fairly complete skeleton was found in 2002...
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Kaibab Limestone (redirect from Kaibab Formation)
contact of the Kaibab Limestone (Harrisburg Member) with the overlying Moenkopi Formation is an erosional unconformity and disconformity. Within northwestern...
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greater Moenkopi Formation. It was recently elevated to formation rank, as the Sinbad Formation, and referred to the Thaynes Group. The Sinbad Formation is...
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of the Moenkopi Group and underlies the Shnabkaib Member of the Moenkopi Group. More recently, the Virgin Formation is interpreted as a formation of the...
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The formation overlies the Hermosa Group and is in turn overlain by either the Dolores Formation (near its type area) or the Moenkopi Formation (further...
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