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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
412602
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:412602:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
parc national de Bryce Canyon, Utah, États-Unis
German:
Bryce-Canyon-Nationalpark, Utah, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
parco nazionale del Bryce Canyon, Utah, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Брайс-Каньон, Юта, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布萊斯峽谷國家公園, 犹他州, 美国
Spanish:
Parque nacional del Cañón Bryce, Utah, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
برايس كانيون, يوتا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բրայս կիրճ , Յուտա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Asturian:
Parque nacional del Cañón Bryce, Utah, Estaos Xuníos d'América
Azeri:
Brays Kanyon milli parkı, Yuta, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Bulgarian:
Брайс каньон, Юта, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Parc Nacional del Canyó Bryce, Utah, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Croatian:
Nacionalni park Bryce Canyon, Utah, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Czech:
Národní park Bryce Canyon, Utah, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
Dutch:
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Nacia Parko Kanjono Bryce, Utaho
Farsi/Persian:
پارک ملی برایس کنیون, یوتا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Bryce Canyonin kansallispuisto, Utah, Yhdysvallat
Galician:
Parque Nacional do Canón Bryce, Utah, Estados Unidos de América
Greek:
Εθνικό πάρκο Μπράις Κάνυον, Γιούτα, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Hebrew:
הפארק הלאומי ברייס קניון, יוטה, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
ब्राइस घाटी के राष्ट्रीय उद्यान, यूटा, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Bryce Canyon Nemzeti Park, Utah, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Icelandic:
Bryce Canyon-þjóðgarðurinn, Utah, Bandaríkin
Indonesian:
Taman Nasional Ngarai Bryce, Utah, Amerika Serikat
Japanese:
ブライスキャニオン国立公園, ユタ州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
브라이스 캐니언 국립공원, 유타주, 미국
Latvian:
Braisa kanjona nacionālais parks, Jūta, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Braiso kanjono nacionalinis parkas, Juta, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Luxembourgish:
Bryce-Canyon-Nationalpark, Utah, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Macedonian:
Брајс Кањон, Јута, Соединети Американски Држави
Malayalam:
ബ്രൈസ് കാന്യൺ ദേശീയോദ്യാനം, യൂറ്റാ
Norwegian:
Bryce Canyon nasjonalpark, Utah, USA
Polish:
Park Narodowy Bryce Canyon, Utah, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Parque Nacional de Bryce Canyon, Utah, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Parcul Național Bryce-Canyon, Utah, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Nacionalni park Brajs kanjon, Јута, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Nacionalni park Bryce Canyon, Utah, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Bryce Canyon nationalpark, Utah, USA
Tamil:
பிரைசு கன்யன் தேசியப் பூங்கா, யூட்டா, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Traditional Chinese:
布萊斯峽谷國家公園, 猶他州, 美國
Turkish:
Bryce Kanyonu, Utah, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Каньйон Брайс, Юта, Сполучені Штати Америки
Vietnamese:
Vườn quốc gia Bryce Canyon, Utah, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Western Punjabi:
برائیس کینین نیشنل پارک, یوٹاہ, امریکہ


"Bryce Canyon is part of a geological feature called the High Plateaus subprovince of the Colorado Plateau Physiographic Province. Covering parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, the Colorado Plateau is a region of high plateaus and broad, rounded uplands separated by vast rangelands".

The Canyon system is known for its Hoodooo formations. A hoodoo is a pillar of rock and minerals that can range anywhere from five to one hundred and fifty feet tall and are composed of sandstone and other fine grained sedimentary rocks.

Commodity List

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Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences40
Youngest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed85.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Wahweap2383.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Straight Cliffs - John Henry1785.8 - 83.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ischyrhiza
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sclerorhynchiformes : Sclerorhynchidae : Ischyrhiza83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squatirhina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Orectolobidae : Squatirhina83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Myledaphus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Rhinobatidae : Myledaphus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Urodela
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Urodela85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Opisthotriton
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Proteida : Batrachosauroididae : Opisthotriton85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scapherpeton
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Scapherpetontidae : Scapherpeton85.8 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Habrosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Caudata : Sirenidae : Habrosaurus85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Compsemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Compsemydidae : Compsemys83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Contogenys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincidae : Contogenys83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Colpodontosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Necrosauridae : Colpodontosaurus85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coniophis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Aniliidae : Coniophis85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ankylosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ankylosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cimolodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolodontidae : Cimolodon83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Alphadon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Alphadon83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chamops segnis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Teiidae : Chamops : Chamops segnis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Amia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Amiiformes : Amiidae : Amia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Platynota
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Platynota85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scincomorpha
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincomorpha85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lepisosteidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Albanerpetontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae85.8 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scotiophryne pustulosa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Scotiophryne : Scotiophryne pustulosa85.8 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squatirhina americana
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Orectolobidae : Squatirhina : Squatirhina americana83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Albanerpeton nexuosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae : Albanerpeton : Albanerpeton nexuosus85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Autarchoglossa
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Autarchoglossa85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anura
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nezpercius dodsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Urodela : Nezpercius : Nezpercius dodsoni83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pediomyidae
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pediomyidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monocnemodon syphakos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Monocnemodon : Monocnemodon syphakos85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Canyon_National_Park
Wikidata ID:Q219562
GeoNames ID:5535943

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