Earth:Gering Formation
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| Gering Formation Stratigraphic range: Paleogene | |
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_(Oligocene;_Black_Hank_Canyon,_Wildcat_Hills,_Nebraska,_USA)_3_(32430952580).jpg) Fossils from the Gering Formation (Oligocene; Nebraska) | |
| Type | Group |
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| Region | Nebraska |
| Country | United States |
The Gering Formation is a geologic group in Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.[1] The formation is made of layers of very fine-grained, volcaniclastic sandstone and thin, horizontally stratified pale-to-gray brown sandstone, as well as sand crystals and ash beds.[2]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
- Paleontology in Nebraska
References
- ↑ ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". https://www.fossilworks.org.
- ↑ "Geology and Paleontology - Scotts Bluff National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)" (in en). https://www.nps.gov/scbl/learn/nature/geology-and-paleontology.htm.
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