The Honaker Trail Formation is a geologic formation in Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
Honaker Trail Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Hermosa Group |
Underlies | Elephant Canyon Formation & Halgaito Formation |
Overlies | Paradox Formation |
Location | |
Region | Utah |
Country | United States |
It is a member of the 3-member Hermosa Group and is located above the Paradox Formation in the dramatic site of Goosenecks State Park, Utah, notably Cataract Canyon. It is gray-colored above the multi-layered Paradox deep in Cataract Canyon, riverside.
Goosenecks panorama
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See also
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edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.