The Tatman Formation is a Wasatchian geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period.Tatman Formation at Fossilworks.org
Fossil content The following fossils have been recovered from the formation:Wing et al., 1995
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 + Wasatchian correlations in North America Formation DeBeque Claron Indian Meadows Pass Peak Tatman Willwood Golden Valley Coldwater Allenby Kamloops Ootsa Lake Margaret Nanjemoy Hatchetigbee Tetas de Cabra Hannold Hill Coalmont Cuchara Galisteo San Jose Ypresian (IUCS) • Itaboraian (SALMA)Bumbanian (ALMA) • Mangaorapan (NZ) Basin Powder RiverUintaPiceanceColorado PlateauWind RiverGreen RiverBighorn Piceance Colorado Plateau Wind River Green River Bighorn Williston Okanagan Princeton Buck Creek Nechako Sverdrup Potomac GoM Laguna Salada Rio Grande North Park Raton Galisteo San Juan Copelemur Coryphodon Diacodexis Homogalax Oxyaena Paramys Primates Birds Reptiles Fish Insects Flora Environments Alluvial-fluvio-lacustrine Fluvial Fluvial Fluvio-lacustrine Fluvial Lacustrine Fluvio-lacustrine Deltaic-paludal Shallow marine Fluvial Shallow marine Fluvial Fluvial Volcanic Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
See also
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Wyoming Paleontology in Wyoming Wasatch Formation Willwood Formation
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