Wahweap Wash, UT (U1-1) is a fossil collection site in Kane, Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Tropic Shale, dated to the Late Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet and the tectonic setting is cratonic basin. Documented finds include Phelopteria, Camptonectes, Pycnodonte, Gryphaeostrea, Exogyra, Lucina.

Geologic setting

Formation: Tropic Shale
Geologic interval: Late Cenomanian
Age: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Depositional environment: marine indet.
Tectonic setting: cratonic basin
Recorded occurrences: 8

Geology notes

Claystone, slightly calcareous, olive black, poorly indurated.<P>Note: Section U1 constitutes interbedded limestones and shales, but this sedimentary structure is not reflected in the descriptions of each collection, as each is often a single bed, or a portion thereof.

Locality notes

Lat/Long actually given to 2 decimal places, but there is ambiguity as to which exact locality (of three) the collection belongs, so they been rounded to nearest minute.<P>Lone Rock, Utah-Arizona Quadrangle.<P>Approximately 2.5 miles west of Glen Canyon City on Utah Hwy 227 (gravel) towards Warm Creek access. Upper sections in short arroyo east of the road two arroyos before prominent Straight Cliffs point. Section sites hidden from the main road.<P>

Fossils found here

Phelopteria

Bivalvia · Pteriidae

Camptonectes

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Pycnodonte

Bivalvia · Gryphaeidae

Gryphaeostrea

Bivalvia · Gryphaeidae

Exogyra

Bivalvia · Gryphaeidae

Lucina

Bivalvia · Lucinidae

Turritella

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Gastropoda

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 3286 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Wahweap Wash, UT (U1-1)

Can you collect at Wahweap Wash, UT (U1-1)?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Wahweap Wash, UT (U1-1)?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.