Type Geological formation Country United States Primary Slate Underlies Straight Cliffs Formation | Unit of Kaiparowits Plateau Region Utah Overlies Dakota Formation | |
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Named for Exposures near Tropic, Garfield County, Utah Named by Gregory and Moore, 1931 | ||
The Tropic Shale is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, including Nothronychus graffami.
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