Pigeon Point Formation

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Pigeon Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian, Maastrichtian ages
Late Cretaceous Period
Turbidite from Pigeon Pt Fm at Pescadero Beach, CA.jpg
Turbidite from the Pigeon Point Formation at Pescadero Beach, California
Type Geologic formation
Unit of Salinian Block
Thickness3 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.

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Geology

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.

Fossils

The Pigeon Point Formation preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

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