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Geologic Unit: Coyote Creek

Usage:

Coyote Creek Member of Fall River Formation of Inyan Kara Group (MT,SD,WY)


Geologic age:

Early Cretaceous


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Type section (subsurface): Mobil Producing Company No. F-43-33-G well, in NE/4 SE/4 sec. 33, T. 49 N., R. 68 W., Crook Co., WY (Bolyard and McGregor, 1966).


AAPG geologic province:

Powder River basin
Williston basin


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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