Chatsworth Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Campanian & Maestrichtian epochs of Cretaceous | |
Type | Formation |
Location | |
Region | Los Angeles County and Ventura County, California |
Country | United States |
Extent | Simi Hills, Santa Susana Mountains |
The Chatsworth Formation is a Cretaceous period sandstone geologic formation in the Simi Hills and western Santa Susana Mountains of southern California. [1] [2]
It is found in western Los Angeles County and eastern Ventura County. The formation's thickness can be more than 610 metres (2,000 ft). [3]
The sedimentary marine formation preserves fossils dating from the Middle Campanian to Early Maestrichtian epochs of the Cretaceous period. [1] [4] It has diverse molluscan faunas. [3]
The most common taxa are: [5]
Chatsworth Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Campanian & Maestrichtian epochs of Cretaceous | |
Type | Formation |
Location | |
Region | Los Angeles County and Ventura County, California |
Country | United States |
Extent | Simi Hills, Santa Susana Mountains |
The Chatsworth Formation is a Cretaceous period sandstone geologic formation in the Simi Hills and western Santa Susana Mountains of southern California. [1] [2]
It is found in western Los Angeles County and eastern Ventura County. The formation's thickness can be more than 610 metres (2,000 ft). [3]
The sedimentary marine formation preserves fossils dating from the Middle Campanian to Early Maestrichtian epochs of the Cretaceous period. [1] [4] It has diverse molluscan faunas. [3]
The most common taxa are: [5]