Horse Spring Formation

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Horse Spring Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
Stromatolitic layers within the horse spring formation.jpg
Horse Spring Formation with stromatolite fossils
Type Sedimentary
Sub-units Lovell Wash member, Bitter Ridge Limestone, Thumb member, Rainbow Gardens member [1]
Underlies Muddy Creek Formation
Lithology
Primary conglomerate, sandstone, and limestone
Location
Region Nevada
Country United States
Muddy Creek Formation unconformably overlying the Horse Spring Formation in Nevada Bulletin 798 Plate10A Unconformable Contact between Pliocene Beds and Horse Spring Formation.jpg
Muddy Creek Formation unconformably overlying the Horse Spring Formation in Nevada

The Horse Spring Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period. [2] The lower unit is conglomerate and the middle and upper are sandstone and freshwater limestone. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Joseph V. Tingle; Becky W. Purkey; Ernest M. Duebendorfer; Eugene I. Smith; Jonathan G. Price; Stephen B. Castor (1 March 2002). Geologic Tours in the Las Vegas Area - Expanded Edition. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication. University of Nevada, Reno. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-888035-07-0. OCLC   48248626. OL   3625640M. Wikidata   Q57313732.
  2. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Frank DeCourten; Norma Biggar (February 2017). Roadside Geology of Nevada. Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 73. ISBN   978-0-87842-672-0. OCLC   962360003. OL   27239159M. Wikidata   Q57313128.


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