The Windfall Formation is a geologic formation in northeastern and southern Nevada.
| Windfall Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian period | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Barton Canyon Member,[1] Bullwhacker Member,[2] Catlin Member[3] |
| Underlies | Pogonip Group, Goodwin Limestone |
| Thickness | 300 feet (91 m) + |
| Location | |
| Region | Nevada |
| Country | United States |
Areas it is found include the Antelope Valley region of Eureka County and Nye County.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.[4]<[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Allison R. Palmer (1965). "Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid biomere in the Great Basin, United States". Geological Survey Professional Paper: 94. doi:10.3133/PP493. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q61048784.
- ^ Thomas Brennan Nolan; C. W. Merriam; James S. Williams (1956). "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. 276: 21. doi:10.3133/PP276. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q64862615.
- ^ Thomas Brennan Nolan; C. W. Merriam; James S. Williams (1956). "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. 276: 20. doi:10.3133/PP276. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q64862615.
- ^ "Windfall Formation". Western Cordillera: An Integrated Petroleum Evaluation of Northeastern Nevada. Retrieved on October 30, 2015.
- ^ Thomas Brennan Nolan; C. W. Merriam; James S. Williams (1956). "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. 276: 1. doi:10.3133/PP276. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q64862615.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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