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Beartooth Butte Formation

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113: 335: 307: 273: 342: 314: 409:. It is a lenticular, channel-fill deposit which is some 2,500 feet (760 m) wide and 250 feet (76 m) thick at maximum. Most collections are from the talus slope. Stable oxygen and isotope data (Poulson in Fiorillo, 2000) indicate that the Beartooth Butte Formation was deposited in an 112: 701: 675: 803: 808: 306: 334: 753: 758: 813: 798: 186: 788: 778: 225: 783: 179: 731: 793: 768: 126: 680: 773: 763: 601: 523: 594: 439: 432: 608: 368: 488: 413:
environment, with the Cottonwood Canyon section being slightly less saline than the type section.
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Kjellesvig-Waering, E. N (1986), "A restudy of the fossil Scorpionida of the world",
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conglomerate overlain by evenly bedded red or gray limestones (more accurately, limy
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The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Wyoming
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E (2002), 545:Protaspis brevispina 510:Cosmaspis transversa 489:Bulbocanthus rugosus 784:Mudstone formations 644:Euphyllophytina sp. 496:Cardipeltis bryanti 379:dating back to the 352:Show map of Wyoming 237: /  198: /  25:Stratigraphic range 664:Brachiopoda indet. 475:Bryantolepis major 369:geologic formation 202:44.950°N 109.617°W 440:A. flabelliformis 361: 360: 821: 794:Shale formations 769:Lochkovian Stage 740: 725: 709: 699: 616:Praearcturus sp. 531:Onchus penetrans 353: 344: 343: 337: 325: 316: 315: 309: 277: 275: 274: 252: 251: 249: 248: 247: 242: 238: 235: 234: 233: 230: 213: 212: 210: 209: 208: 207:44.950; -109.617 203: 199: 196: 195: 194: 191: 115: 106: 43: 16: 829: 828: 824: 823: 822: 820: 819: 818: 744: 743: 728: 720: 717: 712: 700: 693: 689: 672: 585: 573:Cephalaspis sp. 419: 392: 375:. It preserves 357: 356: 355: 354: 351: 350: 347: 346: 345: 328: 327: 326: 323: 322: 319: 318: 317: 294:Beartooth Butte 272: 270: 245: 243: 239: 236: 231: 228: 226: 224: 223: 206: 204: 200: 197: 192: 189: 187: 185: 184: 118: 105: 104: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 49: 38: 37: 35: 12: 11: 5: 827: 825: 817: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 761: 756: 746: 745: 742: 741: 726: 716: 713: 711: 710: 690: 688: 685: 684: 683: 678: 671: 668: 667: 666: 660: 659: 655: 654: 651:Gosslingia sp. 647: 640: 633: 625: 624: 620: 619: 612: 605: 598: 590: 589: 584: 583: 580:Simblaspis sp. 576: 569: 562: 555: 548: 541: 534: 527: 520: 513: 506: 499: 492: 485: 478: 471: 464: 457: 450: 443: 436: 428: 427: 426: 418: 417:Fossil content 415: 391: 388: 359: 358: 348: 339: 338: 332: 331: 330: 329: 320: 311: 310: 304: 303: 302: 301: 300: 297: 296: 291: 287: 286: 282: 281: 268: 264: 263: 258: 254: 253: 221: 215: 214: 182: 176: 175: 171: 170: 161: 157: 156: 147: 143: 142: 138: 137: 134: 130: 129: 124: 120: 119: 116: 108: 107: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 45: 44: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 826: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 774:Pragian Stage 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 751: 749: 738: 734: 733: 727: 724: 719: 718: 714: 707: 703: 698: 696: 692: 686: 682: 679: 677: 674: 673: 669: 665: 662: 661: 658:Invertebrates 657: 656: 653: 652: 648: 646: 645: 641: 639: 638: 634: 632: 631: 627: 626: 622: 621: 618: 617: 613: 611: 610: 606: 604: 603: 599: 597: 596: 592: 591: 587: 586: 582: 581: 577: 575: 574: 570: 568: 567: 566:Aethaspis sp. 563: 561: 560: 556: 554: 553: 549: 547: 546: 542: 540: 539: 535: 533: 532: 528: 526: 525: 521: 519: 518: 514: 512: 511: 507: 505: 504: 503:C. richardoni 500: 498: 497: 493: 491: 490: 486: 484: 483: 479: 477: 476: 472: 470: 469: 465: 463: 462: 458: 456: 455: 451: 449: 448: 444: 442: 441: 437: 435: 434: 430: 429: 424: 423: 422: 416: 414: 412: 408: 405: 401: 397: 389: 387: 385: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 336: 308: 298: 295: 292: 288: 283: 280: 279:United States 269: 265: 262: 259: 255: 250: 241:28.2°S 47.1°W 222: 220: 216: 211: 183: 181: 177: 172: 169: 165: 162: 158: 155: 151: 148: 144: 139: 135: 131: 128: 125: 121: 114: 109: 103: 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 73: 68: 63: 58: 53: 48: 42: 39:419–394  34: 30: 26: 22: 17: 764:Emsian Stage 736: 730: 722: 715:Bibliography 649: 642: 635: 628: 614: 607: 600: 593: 578: 571: 564: 557: 550: 543: 538:O. peracutus 536: 529: 522: 515: 508: 501: 494: 487: 480: 473: 468:B. cristatus 466: 459: 452: 445: 438: 431: 420: 393: 364: 362: 285:Type section 246:-28.2; -47.1 706:Fossilworks 482:B. obscurus 454:A. montanus 390:Description 244: / 205: / 180:Coordinates 748:Categories 687:References 588:Arthropods 552:P. mcgrewi 404:calcareous 29:Lochkovian 411:estuarine 400:mudstones 396:limestone 290:Named for 168:limestone 154:sandstone 141:Lithology 133:Sub-units 127:Formation 670:See also 381:Devonian 193:109°37′W 174:Location 150:Mudstone 739:: 1–287 377:fossils 373:Wyoming 267:Country 261:Wyoming 232:47°06′W 229:28°12′S 190:44°57′N 146:Primary 407:shales 402:) and 384:period 276:  257:Region 33:Emsian 623:Flora 367:is a 164:Shale 160:Other 708:.org 425:Fish 363:The 123:Type 47:PreꞒ 704:at 371:in 750:: 737:55 735:, 694:^ 386:. 166:, 152:, 97:Pg 41:Ma 27:: 102:N 92:K 87:J 82:T 77:P 72:C 67:D 62:S 57:O 52:Ꞓ 36:~ 31:-

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Stratigraphic range
Lochkovian
Emsian
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Formation
Mudstone
sandstone
Shale
limestone
Coordinates
44°57′N 109°37′W / 44.950°N 109.617°W / 44.950; -109.617
Approximate paleocoordinates
28°12′S 47°06′W / 28.2°S 47.1°W / -28.2; -47.1
Wyoming
United States
Beartooth Butte
Beartooth Butte Formation is located in the United States

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