Nestucca Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Bartonian-
Priabonian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | Sandstone, shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°30′N 111°42′W / 45.5°N 111.7°W |
Region | Tillamook County, Oregon |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Nestucca River |
The Nestucca Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bartonian to Priabonian stages of the Eocene period. [1]
The formation has provided fossils of: [1]
Nestucca Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Bartonian-
Priabonian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | Sandstone, shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°30′N 111°42′W / 45.5°N 111.7°W |
Region | Tillamook County, Oregon |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Nestucca River |
The Nestucca Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bartonian to Priabonian stages of the Eocene period. [1]
The formation has provided fossils of: [1]