Tropic Shale

Tropic Shale Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian to Turonian
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Kaiparowits Plateau
Underlies	Straight Cliffs Formation
Overlies	Dakota Formation
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Location
Region	Utah
Country	United States
Type section
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.