Ysidro Formation

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Ysidro Formation
Stratigraphic range: Miocene
Type Geologic formation
Overlies Bermejo Formation
Thickness500–1,500 feet (150–460 m)
Location
Region Baja California
Country Mexico

The Ysidro Formation is a geologic formation in Baja California state, northwestern Mexico.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.

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