Winnemucca Formation
| Winnemucca Formation Stratigraphic range: Triassic period | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Northwestern Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Chief Winnemucca (Paiute leader) |
The Winnemucca Formation is a Triassic period geologic formation in northwestern Nevada. It is found in the Sonoma Range in Humboldt County, Nevada.[1]
It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period of the Mesozoic Era.
See also
References
- ↑ Google books: Basement Tectonics 8: Thick skinned overstep tectonics in the Sonoma Range edited by Mervin J. Bartholomew, Donald W. Hyndman, David Mogk, Robert Mason.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
| Triassic Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower/Early Triassic | Middle Triassic | Upper/Late Triassic |
| Induan |Olenekian | Anisian | Ladinian | Carnian | Norian Rhaetian |
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