Yakataga Formation
The Yakataga Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
| Yakataga Formation Stratigraphic range: Neogene | |
|---|---|
 Yakataga Formation on Middleton Island, Gulf of Alaska | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Alaska |
| Country | United States |
Cape Yakataga with Yakataga Formation
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
Further reading
- George Plafker and W.O. Addicott, Glaciomarine deposits of Miocene through Holocene age in the Yakataga Formation along the Gulf of Alaska margin, Alaska. (USGS Publications, 1976)
- Noel P. James, Carolyn H. Eyles, Nicholas Eyles, Eric E. Hiatt and T. Kurtis Kyser, Carbonates within a Pleistocene glaciomarine succession, Yakataga Formation, Middleton Island, Alaska. Sedimentology (2009) 56, 367–397. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2008.00973.x
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