Chalk Butte Formation
| Chalk Butte Formation Stratigraphic range: Tortonian-Zanclean (Hemphillian) ~ | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°36′N 117°30′W / 43.6°N 117.5°WCoordinates: 43°36′N 117°30′W / 43.6°N 117.5°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 44°18′N 114°36′W / 44.3°N 114.6°W |
| Region | Malheur County, Oregon |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | |
  Chalk Butte Formation (the United States) | |
The Chalk Butte Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.[1][2][3]
Fossil content[]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Chalk Butte Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Chalk Butte Formation at USGS
- ^ Chalk Butte Formation publications at USGS
- ^ Shotwell, 1970
Bibliography[]
- . 1970. Pliocene mammals of southeast Oregon and adjacent Idaho. 17. 1–103.
Categories:
- Neogene geology of Oregon
- Miocene Series of North America
- Messinian
- Tortonian
- Pliocene Series of North America
- Hemphillian
- Zanclean
- Paleontology in Oregon
- Malheur County, Oregon