Curtis Formation
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The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Curtis Formation canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11031850 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Formation Context triple: [Entrada Sandstone, underlies, Curtis Formation]
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A.
Cloverly Formation
The Cloverly Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in the western United States known for its dinosaur fossils and fluvial sedimentary deposits.
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B.
Calvert Formation
The Calvert Formation is a geologic formation along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, renowned for its Miocene-age marine sediments and abundant fossil beds exposed in the Calvert Cliffs.
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C.
Boone Formation
The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
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D.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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E.
Carbondale Formation
The Carbondale Formation is a Pennsylvanian-age rock unit in the Illinois Basin renowned for its rich coal beds and exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages, including those of the Mazon Creek area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Formation Target entity description: The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
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A.
Cloverly Formation
The Cloverly Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in the western United States known for its dinosaur fossils and fluvial sedimentary deposits.
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B.
Calvert Formation
The Calvert Formation is a geologic formation along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, renowned for its Miocene-age marine sediments and abundant fossil beds exposed in the Calvert Cliffs.
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C.
Boone Formation
The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
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D.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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E.
Carbondale Formation
The Carbondale Formation is a Pennsylvanian-age rock unit in the Illinois Basin renowned for its rich coal beds and exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages, including those of the Mazon Creek area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| contains |
bioturbation structures
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cross-bedding ⓘ marine fossils ⓘ ripple laminations ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalSetting | epicontinental sea ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
shallow marine
ⓘ
shoreface ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Middle Jurassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Jurassic ⓘ |
| grainSize |
fine-grained
ⓘ
medium-grained ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRank | formation ⓘ |
| isPartOfBasin |
Cordilleran foreland region
ⓘ
linked to:
Laramide foreland basin
|
| lithology |
sandstone
ⓘ
siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ western United States ⓘ |
| maximumThickness |
about 150 meters
ⓘ
about 500 feet ⓘ |
| namedFor | Curtis, Utah ⓘ |
| overlies | Entrada Sandstone ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| primaryColor | greenish gray ⓘ |
| region | Intermountain West ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | San Rafael Group ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | passive margin ⓘ |
| underlies |
Morrison Formation
ⓘ
Summerville Formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curtis Formation Description of subject: The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
Referenced by (3)
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