INTRODUCTION 1
LOCATION 1
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF RESEARCH 1
STRATIGRAPHY 5
Thaynes Limestone 7
Evanston Formation 7
Wasatch Formation 7
Basal Conglomerate Member 9
Lower Member 9
Main Body 11
Sandstone Tongue 11
Mudstone Tongue 12
Bullpen Member 12
Tunp Member 12
Age of the Wasatch Formation 12
Depositional Environment 13
Green River Formation 13
Fossil Butte Member 13
Angelo Member 14
Age of the Green River Formation 14
Depositional Environment 14
Fowkes Formation 15
Sillem Member 15
Bulldog Hollow Member 15
Gooseberry Member 15
Age of the Fowkes Formation 15
Depositional Environment 15
QUATERNARY 15
THE GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE OF FOSSIL BASIN 15
PALEONTOLOGY 19
Flora 19
Invertebrates 20
Vertebrates 20
Fish 20
Amphibians 24
Reptiles 24
Birds 24
Mammals 25
PALEOECOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY 30
GLOSSARY 34
REFERENCES 35
BIBLIOGRAPHY 37
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 37