Earth:Nestucca Formation
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| Nestucca Formation Stratigraphic range: Bartonian-Priabonian ~40–34 Ma | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 45°30′N 111°42′W / 45.5°N 111.7°W |
| Region | Tillamook County, Oregon |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nestucca River |
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The Nestucca Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bartonian to Priabonian stages of the Eocene period.[1]
Fossil content
The formation has provided fossils of:[1]
Vertebrates
- Mammals
- Fish
Invertebrates
- Gastropods
- Calliovarica oregonensis[4]
- Bivalves
- Nucinella oregona[5]
- Decapods
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
- Paleontology in Oregon
- Alsea Formation
References
Bibliography
- Hickman, C. S. 2018. A new Calliovarica species (Seguenzioidea: Chilodontidae) from the Eocene of Oregon, USA: Persistence of a relict Mesozoic gastropod group in a unique forearc tectonic setting. PaleoBios 35. 1–10.
- Feldmann, R. M. 1989. Lyreidus alseanus Rathbun from the Paleogene of Washington and Oregon, U.S.A.. Annals of Carnegie Museum 58. 61–70.
- Welton, B. J. 1974. Heptranchias howellii (Reed, 1946) (Selachii: Hexanchidae) in the Eocene of the United States and British Columbia. PaleoBios 17. 1–15.
- Welton, B. J. 1972. Fossil sharks in Oregon. The Ore Bin 34. 161–170.
- Vokes, H. E. 1956. Notes on the Nucinellidae (Pelecypoda) with description of a new species from the Eocene of Oregon. Journal of Paleontology 30. 652–671.
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