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Gable Creek Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian ~113–100 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Mitchell Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44°30′N120°06′W / 44.5°N 120.1°W Coordinates: 44°30′N120°06′W / 44.5°N 120.1°W |
Region | Pacific Northwest Oregon |
Country | United States |
Extent | Wheeler County |
Type section | |
Named for | Gable Creek |
The Gable Creek Formation is a sedimentary rock formation from the Albian age of the Early Cretaceous. [1] The formation is in Wheeler County, Oregon of the United States of America and is intertongued with the similarly aged Hudspeth Formation. The formation mostly consists of fluvial-deltaic sandstones and conglomerates. [2] Marine fossils can be found throughout the formation including various species of ammonites, clams and other mollusks. The Gable Creek Formation gets its name from Gable Creek, a creek that runs through much of the formation.
Ammonites of the Gable Creek Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Desmoceras | D. alamoense | Oregon | shell [3] | D. alamoense can be found in the nearby Hudspeth Formation as well | ||
D. voyi | Oregon | |||||
D. berryae | Oregon | |||||
Anisoceras | A. merriami | Oregon | ||||
Tetragonites | T. timotheus | Oregon | ||||
Oxytropidoceras | O. packardi | Oregon | ||||
Lechites | L. gaudini | Oregon | ||||
Mortoniceras | M. perinflatum | Oregon | ||||
Tragodesmoceras | T. ashlandicum | Oregon | ||||
Binneyites | B. parkensis | Oregon | ||||
Non-ammonite invertebrates of the Gable Creek Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Yaadia | Y. whiteavesi | Oregon | ||||
Y. leana | Oregon | A common species in the Gable Creek Formation | ||||
Volutoderma | V. blakei | Oregon | ||||
Lunatia | L. halli | Oregon | ||||
Natica | N. allisoni | Oregon | ||||
Pseudomelania | P. colusaensis | Oregon | ||||
Turritella | T. hearni | Oregon | ||||
Trochacteon | T. allisoni | Oregon | ||||
Nerinea | N. stewarti | Oregon | ||||
Cucullaea | C. truncata | Oregon | external molds and clam shells | |||
Parallelodon | P. brewereanus | Oregon | ||||
Pachycardium | P. remondianum | Oregon | ||||
Corbula | C. parilis | Oregon | ||||
Volsella | V. sikiyouensis | Oregon | ||||
Nucula | N. truncata | Oregon | ||||
Acila | A. demessa | Oregon | ||||
Aucellina | A. dawlingi | Oregon | ||||
Syncyclonema | S. latum | Oregon | ||||
Cercomya | C. hesperia | Oregon | ||||
Periplomya | P. oregonensis | Oregon | ||||
Pterotrigonia | P. evansana | Oregon | Clam shells in various states of preservation | |||
Tenea | T. inflata | Oregon | ||||
Anatina | A. tryoniana | Oregon | ||||
Cymbophora | C. gabbiana | Oregon | ||||
Solecurtus | S. chapmani | Oregon | ||||
Meekia | M. chapmani | Oregon | ||||
Tellina | T. paralis | Oregon | ||||
Calva | C. nitida | Oregon | ||||
Flaventia | F. zeta | Oregon | ||||
Venus | Indeterminate | Oregon | ||||
Terebratella | T. allisoni | Oregon | ||||
Dentalium | D. californianum | Oregon | ||||
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