Pigeon Point Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Campanian, Maastrichtian ages Late Cretaceous Period | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Unit of | Salinian Block |
Thickness | 3 kilometres (9,800 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone |
Location | |
Region | San Francisco Peninsula San Mateo County California |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Pigeon Point |
The Pigeon Point Formation is a geologic formation in San Mateo County, California.
It is found on the western San Francisco Peninsula, on the coast and with its inland section is near the San Gregorio Fault system.
It was formed in the Campanian and Maastrichtian ages of the Late Cretaceous epoch, during the Mesozoic Era.
The Pigeon Point Formation preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
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