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{{Short description|Neogene Period geologic formation in the San Joaquin Valley, California}} |
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| name = Santa Margarita Formation |
| name = Santa Margarita Formation |
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| caption = Fossil from the Santa Margarita Formation |
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| type = [[Formation (stratigraphy)|Formation]] |
| type = [[Formation (stratigraphy)|Formation]] |
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| age = [[Neogene]] |
| age = [[Neogene]] |
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| period = Neogene |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Portal|Earth sciences|California|Paleontology|Neogene|Cenozoic}} |
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* [[List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California]] |
* [[List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California]] |
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* [[Paleontology in California]] |
* [[Paleontology in California]] |
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* [http://research.nhm.org/ip Fossils of Los Angeles] |
* [http://research.nhm.org/ip Fossils of Los Angeles] |
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==References== |
== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{cite web|title= Fossils of Los Angeles: Santa Margarita Formation|author= Natural History Museum of Los Angeles|url= http://research.nhm.org/ip/santa-margarita-formation/|accessdate= 15 February 2015}} |
* {{cite web|title= Fossils of Los Angeles: Santa Margarita Formation|author= Natural History Museum of Los Angeles|url= http://research.nhm.org/ip/santa-margarita-formation/|accessdate= 15 February 2015}} |
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* {{cite web|title= The Paleobiology Database|author= Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database|url= http://www.paleobiodb.org/|accessdate= 8 July 2014}} |
* {{cite web|title= The Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= http://www.paleobiodb.org/|accessdate= 8 July 2014}} |
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[[Category:Miocene California]] |
[[Category:Miocene California]] |
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[[Category:Phosphorite formations]] |
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[[Category:Geography of the San Joaquin Valley]] |
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[[Category:Geology of Kern County, California]] |
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Santa Margarita Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Neogene | |
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
[edit]- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
- Fossils of Los Angeles
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. "Fossils of Los Angeles: Santa Margarita Formation". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.