Clallam Formation
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| Clallam Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Quinault Formation |
| Overlies | Pysht Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate, shale |
| Other | Coal |
| Location | |
| Region | Washington (state) |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Clallam County, Washington |
The Clallam Formation is a geologic formation in Washington (state). It preserves marine fossils dating back to the late Oligocene and early Miocene period. It outcrops on the northern Olympic Peninsula and along parts of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.[1][2]
Vertebrate paleobiota
[edit | edit source]Mammals
[edit | edit source]| Mammals of the Clallam Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Stratigraphy | Material | Notes | Images |
| Desmostylus | D. hesperus | Aquitanian | A desmostylian. | File:Desmostylus 3 NT.jpg | |
| Kolponomos | K. clallamensis | An amphicynodont pan-pinniped. Type locality of genus and species. | File:Kolponomos NT.jpg | ||
| aff. Kronokotherium | K. sp. | A desmostylian. | |||
| Squalodelphinidae indet. | A squalodelphinid toothed whale. | ||||
| Squaloziphius | S. emlongi | A squaloziphiid toothed whale. Type locality of genus and species. | |||
See also
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References
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Categories:
- Neogene geology of Washington (state)
- Western United States geologic formation stubs
- Washington (state) stubs
- Neogene stubs
- Paleogene geology of Washington (state)
- Miocene Series of South America
- Chattian Stage
- Aquitanian (stage)
- Oligocene Series of North America
- Sandstone formations of the United States
- Conglomerate formations of the United States
- Coal formations
- Shale formations of the United States