Chico Formation
| Chico Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian Age, Cretaceous Period | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Martinez Formation (regionally), Tejon Formation (regionally) |
| Overlies | Vaqueros Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | California, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Chico, California |
The Chico Formation is a geologic formation of the Campanian Age during the Cretaceous Period, found in California and southern Oregon.
Geology
[edit | edit source]The MesozoicEra formation can regionally overlie the Vaqueros Formation, and can regionally underlie the Martinez Formation or Tejon Formation.
The Chico Formation is exposed in the Southern California Coast Ranges, western San Joaquin Valley, north of Mount Diablo, and in the Chico area of the northeastern Sacramento Valley.[1]
It is also found in the eastern Simi Hills in Bell Canyon and Dayton Canyon, located in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, near the community of West Hills.[1]
Paleofauna
[edit | edit source]Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, from the Late Cretaceous of the Mesozoic Era.[1][2]
Species
[edit | edit source]The lizard and bird species listed in the table below date from the Late Cretaceous Epoch.[1][3][4]
| Vertebrates of the Chico Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Member | Abundance | Notes | Images |
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indet. Pteranodontidae[7] |
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See also
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- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleogene California
- Paleontology in California
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Google Books: "The stratigraphic and faunal relations of the Martinez formation to the Chico and Tejon of Southern California", Clarence A. Waring; Stanford University Dept. of Geology; Jun 4, 2011 . accessed 1.16.2016.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Hilton, Richard P. 2003. Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California. Berkeley: University of California Press. 318 pp.
- ^ Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ Listed as "Clidastes?" in "Appendix: Summary of the Mesozoic Reptilian Fossils of California," Hilton (2003) p. 274
- ^ a b "Appendix: Summary of the Mesozoic Reptilian Fossils of California," in Hilton (2003) p. 273
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- Campanian Stage
- Cretaceous California
- Cretaceous geology of Oregon
- Sandstone formations of the United States
- Geology of Contra Costa County, California
- Geology of Los Angeles County, California
- Geology of Ventura County, California
- San Joaquin Valley
- Natural history of Butte County, California
- Upper Cretaceous Series of North America
- Paleontology in California
- Chico, California
- Sacramento Valley
- Simi Hills
- Geologic formations of California
- United States geologic formation stubs