Earth:Snowshoe Formation
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Short description: Geologic formation Oregon, United States
| Snowshoe Formation Stratigraphic range: Toarcian-Bathonian ~180–164 Ma | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | South Fork, Warm Springs, Basey, Schoolhouse, Silvies & Weberg members |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, limestone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 44°00′N 119°24′W / 44.0°N 119.4°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 33°48′N 58°30′W / 33.8°N 58.5°W |
| Region | Oregon |
| Country |  United States |
| Extent | Snake River Basin |
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The Snowshoe Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Toarcian to Bathonian stages of the Early to Middle Jurassic period.[1][2]
Fossil content
Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
- Paleontology in Oregon
- Hyde Formation
- Posidonia Shale
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Snowshoe Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Snowshoe Formation at USGS
- ↑ Buffetaut, 1979
Bibliography
- Buffetaut, É. 1979. Jurassic marine crocodilians (Mesosuchia: Teleosauridae) from Central Oregon: first record in North America. Journal of Paleontology 53. 210–215.
- K. Yeh. 2009. A Middle Jurassic radiolarian fauna from South Fork Member of Snowshoe Formation, east-central Oregon. Collection and Research 22:15-125
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