Alamosa Formation

Alamosa Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene

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Alamosa Formation; Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Location
Region	Colorado
Country	United States

The Alamosa Formation is a geologic formation in Colorado.^[1] It preserves fossils. The formation was deposited by Lake Alamosa, a paleolake that existed from the Pliocene to the middle Pleistocene.^[2]

References[]

^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ Machette, Michael N.; Marchetti, David W.; Thompson, Ren A. (2007). "Chapter G: Ancient Lake Alamosa and the Pliocene to middle Pleistocene evolution of the Rio Grande". Rocky Mountain Section Friends of the Pleistocene Guidebook (PDF). Open-file report ; 2007-1193. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. pp. 157–167.

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[1] Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[2] Machette, Michael N.; Marchetti, David W.; Thompson, Ren A. (2007). "Chapter G: Ancient Lake Alamosa and the Pliocene to middle Pleistocene evolution of the Rio Grande". Rocky Mountain Section Friends of the Pleistocene Guidebook (PDF). Open-file report ; 2007-1193. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. pp. 157–167.

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Alamosa Formation

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