Thaynes Limestone

The Thaynes Formation is a geologic formation in Montana and Idaho. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period, such as Ammonoidea, Actinopterygii, Actinistia, Conodonta, Gastropoda, Nautiloidea, Ichthyosauria and others. A diverse fauna known as the Paris Biota[1] has been described from the Thaynes Formation.

Thaynes Formation
Stratigraphic range: Triassic
TypeFormation
Location
RegionMontana Idaho
CountryUnited States

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


  1. Brayard et al. (2017): Unexpected Early Triassic marine ecosystem and the rise of the Modern evolutionary fauna. Science Advances 3 (2):e1602159; doi:10.1126/sciadv.1602159 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/2/e1602159/tab-pdf
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