San Antonio Formation
San Antonio Formation Stratigraphic range: Mid-late Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Location | |
Coordinates | 37°48′N 122°06′W / 37.8°N 122.1°WCoordinates: 37°48′N 122°06′W / 37.8°N 122.1°W |
Region | Alameda County, California |
Country | United States |
The San Antonio Formation is a middle to late Pleistocene (Irvingtonian in the NALMA classification) geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils.[1]
Fossil content[]
- Equus sp.
- Odocoileus sp.
- Orthodon sp.
- Rana sp.
- Taricha sp.
- Aves indet.
- Colubridae indet.
- Emydinae indet.
- Sciuridae indet.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ San Antonio Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- R. W. Casteel and J. H. Hutchison. 1973. Orthodon (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of California. Copeia 2:358-361
Categories:
- Geologic formations of California
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of the United States
- Pleistocene United States
- Irvingtonian
- California geologic formation stubs