Earth:Manix Formation
From HandWiki
| Manix Formation | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | California |
| Country | United States |
The Manix Formation is a geologic formation in California . This formation dates to the Pleistocene Epoch and is known to preserve fossils. Specimens of the extinct camelid, Camelops have been uncovered from the Rancholabrean units of this formation of both the species C. hesternus and C. minidokae.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
References
- ↑ Jon Baskin & Ronny Thomas (2016) A review of Camelops (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Camelidae), a giant llama from the Middle and Late Pleistocene (Irvingtonian and Rancholabrean) of North America, Historical Biology, 28:1-2, 120-127, doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1020800
External links
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
 |  |
