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nestucca+formation Latitude and Longitude:

45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W / 45.2; -124.0
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Nestucca Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bartonian- Priabonian
~40–34  Ma
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Siltstone
Other Sandstone, shale
Location
Coordinates 45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W / 45.2; -124.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 45°30′N 111°42′W / 45.5°N 111.7°W / 45.5; -111.7
Region Tillamook County, Oregon
Country  United States
Type section
Named for Nestucca River
Nestucca Formation is located in the United States
Nestucca Formation
Nestucca Formation (the United States)
Nestucca Formation is located in Oregon
Nestucca Formation
Nestucca Formation (Oregon)

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]

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of: [1]

Vertebrates

Mammals
Fish

Invertebrates

Gastropods
Bivalves
Decapods

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nestucca Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b c d Welton, 1972
  3. ^ a b Welton, 1974
  4. ^ Hickman, 2018
  5. ^ Vokes, 1956
  6. ^ Feldmann, 1989

Bibliography

  • Hickman, C. S (2018), "A new Calliovarica species (Seguenzioidea: Chilodontidae) from the Eocene of Oregon, USA: Persistence of a relict Mesozoic gastropod group in a unique forearc tectonic setting", PaleoBios, 35: 1–10, doi: 10.5070/P9351038726
  • Feldmann, R. M (1989), "Lyreidus alseanus Rathbun from the Paleogene of Washington and Oregon, U.S.A.", Annals of Carnegie Museum, 58: 61–70, doi: 10.5962/p.330566
  • Welton, B. J (1974), "Heptranchias howellii (Reed, 1946) (Selachii: Hexanchidae) in the Eocene of the United States and British Columbia", PaleoBios, 17: 1–15
  • Welton, B. J (1972), "Fossil sharks in Oregon", The Ore Bin, 34: 161–170
  • Vokes, H. E (1956), "Notes on the Nucinellidae (Pelecypoda) with description of a new species from the Eocene of Oregon", Journal of Paleontology, 30: 652–671

nestucca+formation Latitude and Longitude:

45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W / 45.2; -124.0
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nestucca Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bartonian- Priabonian
~40–34  Ma
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Siltstone
Other Sandstone, shale
Location
Coordinates 45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W / 45.2; -124.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 45°30′N 111°42′W / 45.5°N 111.7°W / 45.5; -111.7
Region Tillamook County, Oregon
Country  United States
Type section
Named for Nestucca River
Nestucca Formation is located in the United States
Nestucca Formation
Nestucca Formation (the United States)
Nestucca Formation is located in Oregon
Nestucca Formation
Nestucca Formation (Oregon)

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]

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of: [1]

Vertebrates

Mammals
Fish

Invertebrates

Gastropods
Bivalves
Decapods

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nestucca Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b c d Welton, 1972
  3. ^ a b Welton, 1974
  4. ^ Hickman, 2018
  5. ^ Vokes, 1956
  6. ^ Feldmann, 1989

Bibliography

  • Hickman, C. S (2018), "A new Calliovarica species (Seguenzioidea: Chilodontidae) from the Eocene of Oregon, USA: Persistence of a relict Mesozoic gastropod group in a unique forearc tectonic setting", PaleoBios, 35: 1–10, doi: 10.5070/P9351038726
  • Feldmann, R. M (1989), "Lyreidus alseanus Rathbun from the Paleogene of Washington and Oregon, U.S.A.", Annals of Carnegie Museum, 58: 61–70, doi: 10.5962/p.330566
  • Welton, B. J (1974), "Heptranchias howellii (Reed, 1946) (Selachii: Hexanchidae) in the Eocene of the United States and British Columbia", PaleoBios, 17: 1–15
  • Welton, B. J (1972), "Fossil sharks in Oregon", The Ore Bin, 34: 161–170
  • Vokes, H. E (1956), "Notes on the Nucinellidae (Pelecypoda) with description of a new species from the Eocene of Oregon", Journal of Paleontology, 30: 652–671

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