Thaynes Limestone

The Thaynes Formation is a geologic formation in Montana and Idaho, United States.

[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period, such as Ammonoidea, Actinopterygii, Actinistia, Conodonta, Gastropoda, Nautiloidea, Ichthyosauria, and others.

A diverse fauna known as the Paris biota[2] has been described from the Thaynes Formation.

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Thaynes Limestone within Green River Basin stratigraphy