Humbug Formation

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Humbug Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian (Meramecian)
345–336  Ma
Type Formation
ThicknessMore than 2,100 feet (640 m) (Stansbury Island)
Lithology
Primary Dolomite
Location
Coordinates 40°12′N111°42′W / 40.2°N 111.7°W / 40.2; -111.7
Approximate paleocoordinates 3°06′S46°54′W / 3.1°S 46.9°W / -3.1; -46.9
Region Utah
Country United States
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Humbug Formation (the United States)
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Humbug Formation (Utah)

The Humbug Formation is a geologic formation in Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian (Meramecian) of the Carboniferous period.

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Description

The Humbug Formation includes intercalated limestones, orthoquartzitic sandstones, and dolomite. It is more than 2,100 feet (640 m) thick on Stansbury Island but thins to the east and south. There the formation averages about 600 feet (180 m) thick. [1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]

Bryozoans

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