The Honaker Trail Formation is a
geologic formation in
Utah. It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...
period.
It is a member of the 3-member
Hermosa Group
The Hermosa Group is a group of geologic formations in Utah and Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
See also
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah
* Paleontology in Utah
The location of the st ...
and is located above the
Paradox Formation in the dramatic site of
Goosenecks State Park, Utah, notably
Cataract Canyon. It is gray-colored above the multi-layered Paradox deep in Cataract Canyon, riverside.
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Goosenecks panorama
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See also
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Honaker Trail
The Honaker Trail is a hiking trail located near Goosenecks State Park in southeastern Utah. Built in the late 1890s and early 1900s as a supply route for gold prospectors, the trail connects the deeply entrenched San Juan River with the canyo ...
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah
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Paleontology in Utah
References
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Carboniferous geology of Utah
Limestone formations of the United States
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