Earth:Santa Margarita Formation
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Short description: Neogene Period geologic formation in the San Joaquin Valley, California
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| Santa Margarita Formation Stratigraphic range: Neogene | |
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 Fossil from the Santa Margarita Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Chanac Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | San Joaquin Valley, California |
| Country | United States |
The Santa Margarita Formation is a Neogene Period geologic formation in the San Joaquin Valley of central California .
It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene epoch.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
- Fossils of Los Angeles
References
External links
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. "Fossils of Los Angeles: Santa Margarita Formation". http://research.nhm.org/ip/santa-margarita-formation/. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "The Paleobiology Database". http://www.paleobiodb.org/. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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