Winnemucca Formation
The Winnemucca Formation is a Triassic period geologic formation in northwestern Nevada, USA. It is found in the Sonoma Range in Humboldt County.[1]
| Winnemucca Formation Stratigraphic range: Triassic period | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Northwestern Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Chief Winnemucca (Paiute leader) |
It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period of the Mesozoic Era.
References
- Mervin J. Bartholomew, Donald W. Hyndman, David Mogk, Robert Mason (eds), Basement Tectonics 8: Thick skinned overstep tectonics in the Sonoma Range, p 259. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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