| Palos Verdes Sand | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | California |
| Country | United States |
The Palos Verdes Sand is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils.
Aphrosaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous. The type species is Aphrosaurus furlongi, named by Welles in 1943. Aphrosaurus furlongi was discovered in the Panoche Hills of Fresno County, California in 1939 by rancher Frank C. Piava and named after University of California Berkeley field assistant and specimen preparator Eustace Furlong.
The Latham Shale is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
The Redding Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
The Paso Robles Formation is a geologic formation in California, United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Puente Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Purisima Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating from the Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene.
The Dove Spring Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Caliente Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Modelo Formation is a Miocene geologic formation in the Simi Hills and western Santa Susana Mountains of southern California.
The Mehrten Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Topanga Canyon Formation is a Miocene epoch geologic formation in the Santa Monica Mountains, Simi Hills, Santa Ana Mountains and San Joaquin Hills, in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, and Orange County, southern California. It is primarily composed of hard sandstone with some inter-bedded siltstone.
The Santa Margarita Formation is a Neogene Period geologic formation in the San Joaquin Valley of central California.
The San Mateo Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Round Mountain Silt is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Sierra Blanca Limestone is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
The Great Valley Group is a geologic group in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.
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