Colorado Plateau Stratigraphy

Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay


Period Zion np Grand Canyon np Canyonlands np Arches np
Cretaceous       Mancos Shale
Dakota Sandstone     Dakota Sandstone
Jurassic    

Morrison Formation

    Summerville Formation Curtis Formation
   

Entrada Sandstone

Carmel Formation   Carmel Formation Carmel Formation
Temple Cap Formation Page Sandstone
Navajo Sandstone   Navajo Sandstone
Kayenta Formation   Kayenta Formation
Moenave Formation   Wingate Sandstone
Triassic Chinle Formation
Moenkopi Formation
Permian

Kaibab Limestone

Black Box Dolomite  

Toroweap Limestone

Cutler Group Cutler Formation
  Coconino Sandstone
  Hermit Shale
Pennsylvanian   Supai Group

Honaker Trail Formation

 

Paradox Formation

  Pinkerton Trail Formation  
Mississippian   Surprise Canyon Formation    
  Redwall Limestone    
Devonian   Temple Butte Formation    

Unconformity

Cambrian   Muav Limestone    
    Bright Angel Shale    
    Tapeats Sandstone    
Mid-Late Proterozoic   Grand Canyon Supergroup    
Early Proterozoic   Crystalline Basement    

 


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Created 7 April 2003, Last Update 06 June 2020