Stratigraphy of the Hell Creek Formation

[Troodon 19,363]

This work by Denver Fowler reviews the stratigraphy of the Hell Creek Formation, as currently understood using the Fort Peck as his study area 

 

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/11/435

 

[Wayan Man 37]

Kudos to Denver!! He has worked extremely hard on this paper.

[LabRatKing 763]

Magnificent. I really really need to get back up to Fort Peck and explore the dry land. I was always stuck doing water sampling up there.

[jpc 4,121]

I have heard (and will be involved in if it works out) that Denver has his eye on the Lance Fm next.  I can't wait  for that one.  

[LabRatKing 763]

Lance formation...upper cretaceous? Baculites and salamanders if I remember correctly?

[Troodon 19,363]

59 minutes ago, LabRatKing said:

Lance formation...upper cretaceous? Baculites and salamanders if I remember correctly?

Lance basically identical fauna to Hell Creek

[Troodon 19,363]

1 hour ago, jpc said:

I have heard (and will be involved in if it works out) that Denver has his eye on the Lance Fm next.  I can't wait  for that one.  

That would be nice but not an easy task. 

[LabRatKing 763]

3 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Lance is identical to Hell Creek

Very cool, I had to bust open a few books and web pages...can't figure out why there is something about salamanders in in my head with that formation.

[jpc 4,121]

25 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Lance basically identical fauna to Hell Creek

I disagree.  The Lance has a lot more thick sandstone beds/lenses.  The mummy dinosaurs are found in this stuff which is why the Lance has a lot more mummies than the HC.   

[Troodon 19,363]

3 minutes ago, jpc said:

I disagree.  The Lance has a lot more thick sandstone beds/lenses.  The mummy dinosaurs are found in this stuff which is why the Lance has a lot more mummies than the HC.   

Yea but the fauna is similar 

[jpc 4,121]

4 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Yea but the fauna is similar 

right, but Denver's paper is about stratigraphy.   (Thanks for posting it, by the way.)