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| 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]] |
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Revision as of 13:53, 29 June 2020
| Santa Margarita Formation | |
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| Stratigraphic range: Neogene | |
 Fossil from the Santa Margarita Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Chanac Formation |
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| 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
- 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.
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