Pinyon Conglomerate

Pinyon Conglomerate
Pinyon Conglomerate
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian–Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Harebell Formation
Location
Region	North America
Extent	Yellowstone National Park

Last updated June 28, 2025

The Pinyon Conglomerate is a geological formation in Wyoming whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous and Paleocene.^[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Leptoceratops sp.

References

↑ Love, J.D. (1973). "Harebell Formation (Upper Cretaceous) and Pinyon Conglomerate (uppermost Cretaceous and Paleocene), northwestern Wyoming". Professional Paper. doi: 10.3133/pp734a . ISSN 2330-7102.
↑ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.

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[1] Love, J.D. (1973). "Harebell Formation (Upper Cretaceous) and Pinyon Conglomerate (uppermost Cretaceous and Paleocene), northwestern Wyoming". Professional Paper. doi: 10.3133/pp734a . ISSN 2330-7102.

[cretaceousdistribution-2] Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.

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Pinyon Conglomerate

Contents

Vertebrate paleofauna

See also

References