Tongue River Member

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Tongue River Member
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
Massive machinery at work in the open-pit Wyodak coal mine in the coal-rich Powder River Basin outside Gillette, Wyoming LCCN2015634185.tif
Mining the coal-rich Tongue River Member, Fort Union Formation (Wyodak coal mine, Powder River Basin, Wyoming)
TypeMember
Unit ofFort Union Formation
OverliesLebo Member
Location
RegionNorth Dakota, Wyoming
CountryUnited States

The Tongue River Member is a geologic member of the Fort Union Formation in North Dakota and Wyoming.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.[2]

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  1. ^ N. M. Denson; J. H. Dover; L. M. Osmonson (1978). "Lower Tertiary coal bed distribution and coal resources of the Reno Junction-Antelope Creek area, Campbell, Converse, Niobrara, and Weston counties, Wyoming". Miscellaneous Field Studies Map. 960. doi:10.3133/MF960. Wikidata Q62118849.
  2. ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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