McKay Formation Stratigraphic range: Tortonian-Zanclean (Hemphillian) ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Tuffaceous sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°30′N118°48′W / 45.5°N 118.8°W Coordinates: 45°30′N118°48′W / 45.5°N 118.8°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°24′N116°06′W / 45.4°N 116.1°W |
Region | Umatilla County, Oregon |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | McKay Reservoir |
The McKay Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tortonian to Zanclean stages (Hemphillian) of the Neogene period. [1] [2] [3]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1] [4]
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