Earth:Otay Formation
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| Otay Formation Stratigraphic range: Oligocene-Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Sweetwater Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | California Baja California |
| Country |  United States Mexico |
The Otay Formation is a geologic formation in San Diego County, California (United States) and northern Baja California state (Mexico).[1][2] It is within the Peninsular Ranges province.[1]
Fossils
It preserves fossils of the Oligocene to Miocene periods of the Cenozoic Era.[1] Fossils in the Sweetwater Formation that underlies the Otay Formation are of the Late Eocene period.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico
References
Further reading
- "General Plan Final Program EIR: 3.11 Paleontological Resources". http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/genplan/pdf/peir/paleontological.pdf.
External links
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
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