Cuchara Formation

The Cuchara Formation is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period, or Wasatchian in the NALMA classification.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Mammals

Ferae

• Didymictis sp.

Perissodactyla

• Hyracotherium sp.

Placentalia

• Phenacodus intermedius

Wasatchian correlations

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colorado
• Paleontology in Colorado

References

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