La Jolla Group

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La Jolla Group
Sub-units Mount Soledad Formation, Ardath Shale, Scripps Sandstone, Friars Formation, Delmar Formation, Torrey Sandstone
Underlies Poway Group
Location
Region San Diego County, California
Country United States

The La Jolla Group is a group of geologic formations in coastal southwestern San Diego County, California.

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The group preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. [1]

Most of the La Jolla Group stratigraphy was deposited during the Eocene when sea level was higher than its present-day elevation. Eocene aged formations of the La Jolla Group include the Ardath Shale, Delmar Formation or Delmar Sand, Friars Formation, Mount Soledad Formation, Scripps Formation, and Torrey Sandstone (alphabetical order). [2] There are only abundant fossils found in some sections of the Del Mar Formation, mostly bivalve shells.

It underlies the Stadium Conglomerate of the Poway Group. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Geolex — Unit Summary, La Jolla". National Geologic Map Database. United States Geological Survey. n.d. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Michael P. Kennedy; George W. Moore (1971). "Stratigraphic Relations of Upper Cretaceous and Eocene Formations, San Diego Coastal Area, California". AAPG Bulletin . 55 (5): 709–722, 709–722. doi:10.1306/819A3C5A-16C5-11D7-8645000102C1865D. ISSN   0149-1423. Wikidata   Q108701240.

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