Earth:Funks Shale
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| Funks Shale Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Forbes Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Sacramento Valley California |
| Country | United States |
The Funks Shale is a geologic formation in the Sacramento Valley of northern California .
It is found in the Sutter Buttes area of Sutter County, California.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
See also
- Cretaceous California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
References
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
- Google Books: The Sutter Buttes of California: A Study of Plio-Pleistocene Volcanism; Howel Williams, Garniss H. Curtis.
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