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]
| Nestucca Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Bartonian-Priabonian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°30′N 111°42′W / 45.5°N 111.7°W |
| Region | Tillamook County, Oregon |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nestucca River |
  Nestucca Formation (the United States)  Nestucca Formation (Oregon) | |
Fossil content
editThe formation has provided fossils of:[1]
Vertebrates
edit- Mammals
- Fish
Invertebrates
edit- Gastropods
- Bivalves
- Decapods
See also
editReferences
editBibliography
edit- 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