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Pinkerton Trail Formation

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Wengerd, Sherman A.; Strickland, John W. (1954). "Pennsylvanian Stratigraphy of Paradox Salt Basin, Four Corners Region, Colorado and Utah".
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The formation was first designated by Sherman Wengerd and John Strickland in 1954 as part of their work raising the
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that place its age in the Atokan to Desmoinesian Ages of the Pennsylvanian.
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during the Pennsylvanian. The Pinkerton Trail Formation consists of gray
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of geological formations deposited in the interior and margins of the
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The Pinkerton Trail Formation is the lowest member of the
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Stratigraphic range
PreꞒ

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S
D
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T
J
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Pg
N
Formation
Hermosa Group
Paradox Formation
Molas Formation
Limestone
Shale
Coordinates
37°27′22″N 107°48′14″W / 37.456°N 107.804°W / 37.456; -107.804
Four Corners
United States
Pinkerton Trail Formation is located in the United States
Pinkerton Trail Formation is located in Colorado
geologic formation
Four Corners
United States
fossils
Atokan

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