| Pismo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | |
| Thickness | Roughly 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) [1] |
| Location | |
| Region |  California |
| Country |  United States |
The Pismo Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pliocene epoch of the Neogene period. [1]
The Alamosa Formation is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils. The formation was deposited by Lake Alamosa, a paleolake that existed from the Pliocene to the middle Pleistocene.
The Merced Formation is a geologic formation in California, and also in Oregon and Washington state. It is named for Lake Merced, a natural lake on the western San Francisco coastline.
The Antelope Shale is a geologic formation in the San Joaquin Valley of central California.
The Moraga Formation, also known as the Moraga Volcanics, is a geological formation that dates back to the Pliocene epoch. It is located in Berkeley Hills, East Bay Region, San Francisco Bay Area, California.
The Mulholland Formation is a Pliocene epoch geologic formation in the Berkeley Hills and San Leandro Hills of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It is found within Alameda County and Contra Costa County.
The Orinda Formation is a Miocene epoch geologic formation in the Berkeley Hills of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
The Pinole Tuff Formation is a geologic formation of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
The Purisima Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating from the Late Miocene to Late Pliocene.
The Kern River Beds Formation is a Neogene Period geologic formation in the southeastern San Joaquin Valley, within Kern County, California.
The Hungry Valley Formation is a geologic formation in the San Emigdio Mountains — near Gorman in northeastern Los Angeles County, California.
The Etchegoin Formation is a Pliocene epoch geologic formation in the lower half of the San Joaquin Valley in central California.
The Crowder Formation is a geologic formation in the Central and Western Mojave Desert, in northern Los Angeles County and eastern San Bernardino County, in Southern California.
The Tulare Formation is a Pliocene to Holocene epoch geologic formation in the central and southern San Joaquin Valley of central California.
The San Joaquin Formation is a Pliocene epoch geologic formation in the lower half of the San Joaquin Valley in central California.
The Sweetwater Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils from the Late Eocene period. It underlies the Otay Formation, which reserves fossils of the Oligocene to Miocene periods of the Cenozoic Era.
The Tecopa Lake Beds is a Blancan Pleistocene geologic formation in the Mojave Desert in eastern California. It is in the Tecopa area, east of Death Valley, in southeastern Inyo and northeastern San Bernardino County.
The Palm Spring Formation is a Pleistocene Epoch geologic formation in the eastern Colorado Desert of Imperial County and San Diego County County, Southern California.
The Ocotillo Formation is a Pliocene fluvial-alluvial fan geologic formation in the Colorado Desert of Southern California.
The Imperial Formation is the name of two distinct and unrelated geologic formations in North America, of different geologic Eras.
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