Williams Fork Formation facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Williams Fork Formation Stratigraphic range: Campanian (Edmontonian) ~84–71Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Mesaverde Group
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone
Other	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	40°00′N 108°48′W / 40.0°N 108.8°W / 40.0; -108.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	47°30′N 80°18′W / 47.5°N 80.3°W / 47.5; -80.3
Region	Colorado
Country	United States

The Williams Fork Formation is a Campanian (Edmontonian) geologic formation of the Mesaverde Group in Colorado. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils, most notably Pentaceratops sternbergii, that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus. Other fossils found in the formation are ammonites, Neosuchia, and the mammal Meniscoessus collomensis.