The Wind River Basin is a large Laramide (Late Cretaceous through Eocene) structural and sedimentary basin that encompasses about 7,400 square miles in central Wyoming. The basin is bounded by the Washakie Range, Owl Creek, and southern Bighorn Mountains
Finn, Thomas M. finn@usgs.gov,Pawlewicz, Mark J. pawlewicz@usgs.gov. Maps showing thermal maturity of Upper Cretaceous marine shales in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming. 2013-01-01.