Tatman Formation

The Tatman Formation is a Wasatchian geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been recovered from the formation:

Flora

• Allantoidiopsis erosa
• Cercidiphyllum genetrix
• Cnemidaria magna
• Dombeya novimundi
• Eugenia americana
• Lygodium kaulfussi
• Platanus wyomingensis
• Platycarya castaneopsis
• Populus meigsii
• Salvinia preauriculata
• Thelypteris iddingsii
• Zingiberopsis isonervosa
• Alnus sp.
• Equisetum sp.
• aff. Typha sp.
• Alismataceae indet.
• Monocotyledoneae indet.

Wasatchian correlations

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Wyoming
• Paleontology in Wyoming
• Wasatch Formation
• Willwood Formation

References

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