The Funks Shale is a geologic formation in the Sacramento Valley of northern California.

Funks Shale
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
TypeFormation
UnderliesForbes Shale
Location
RegionSacramento Valley
California
CountryUnited States

It is found in the Sutter Buttes area of Sutter County, California.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

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References

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  • 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.