Usage:
Dead Horse Creek Member of Parkman Sandstone (WY)
Geologic age:
Late Cretaceous
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section (subsurface): Farmers Union No. 1 Government-Ferguson well, in SE/4 SE/4 sec. 13, T. 49 N., R. 76 W., Campbell Co., WY (Sabins and Peterson, 1961).
AAPG geologic province:
Powder River basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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