Carrara Formation

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Carrara Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Olenellus terminatus Pyramid Shale Carrara Formation.jpg
Fossils from the Pyramid Shale member, Carrara Formation
TypeFormation
OverliesZabriskie Quartzite
Location
RegionNevada
CountryUnited States

The Carrara Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.[1][2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Palmer and Halley 1979, Physical Stratigraphy and Trilobite Biostratigraphy of the Carrara Formation (Lower and Middle Cambrian)in the Southern Great Basin. USGS Prof. Pap. 1047
  2. ^ Lieberman et al. 2017, Disc-shaped fossils resembling porpitids or eldonids from the early Cambrian (Series 2: Stage 4) of western USA. PeerJ 5:e3312
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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