Pawnee Creek Beds

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Pawnee Creek Beds
Stratigraphic range: Miocene
Type Formation
Location
Region Colorado
Country United States

The Pawnee Creek Beds (also Pawnee Creek Formation) is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

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