The Snowshoe Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Toarcian to Bathonian stages of the Early to Middle Jurassic period.[1][2]
| Snowshoe Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Toarcian-Bathonian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | South Fork, Warm Springs, Basey, Schoolhouse, Silvies & Weberg members |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, limestone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°00′N 119°24′W / 44.0°N 119.4°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°48′N 58°30′W / 33.8°N 58.5°W |
| Region | Oregon |
| Country |  United States |
| Extent | Snake River Basin |
  Snowshoe Formation (the United States)  Snowshoe Formation (Oregon) | |
Fossil content
editAmong others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Snowshoe Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Snowshoe Formation at USGS
- ^ Buffetaut, 1979
Bibliography
edit- Buffetaut, É (1979), "Jurassic marine crocodilians (Mesosuchia: Teleosauridae) from Central Oregon: first record in North America", Journal of Paleontology, 53: 210–215
- K. Yeh. 2009. A Middle Jurassic radiolarian fauna from South Fork Member of Snowshoe Formation, east-central Oregon. Collection and Research 22:15-125