Lebo Member

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Lebo Member
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
Type Member
Unit of Fort Union Formation
Underlies Tongue River Member
Overlies Tullock Member
Thickness500–1,700 feet (150–520 m) [1]
Lithology
PrimaryShale, mudstone
OtherSandstone, siltstone, coal
Location
Region Montana, Wyoming
Country United States
Type section
Named forLebo creek, Montana

The Lebo Member is a geologic member of the Fort Union Formation in Montana and Wyoming. [2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Law, B.E. (1975). "Isopach map of the Lebo Shale Member, Fort Union Formation" (PDF). Open File Report. doi:10.3133/ofr76176 . Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  2. ↑ N. M. Denson; J. H. Dover; L. M. Osmonson (1978). "Lower Tertiary coal bed distribution and coal resources of the Reno Junction-Antelope Creek area, Campbell, Converse, Niobrara, and Weston counties, Wyoming". Miscellaneous Field Studies Map. 960. doi:10.3133/MF960. Wikidata   Q62118849.
  3. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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