The Funks Shale is a geologic formation in the Sacramento Valley of northern California.
| Funks Shale | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Forbes Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Sacramento Valley California |
| Country | United States |
It is found in the Sutter Buttes area of Sutter County, California.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
See also
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References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Google Books: The Sutter Buttes of California: A Study of Plio-Pleistocene Volcanism; Howel Williams, Garniss H. Curtis.
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