Ocotillo Formation
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| Ocotillo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pliocene | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Underlies | Palm Spring Formation |
| Overlies | Brawley Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Colorado Desert, California |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Ocotillo, California |
The Ocotillo Formation is a Pliocene fluvial-alluvial fan geologic formation in the Colorado Desert of Southern California.[1]
It occurs in western Imperial County and eastern San Diego County.[2]
Geology
[edit | edit source]The formation overlies the Brawley Formation and the Palm Spring Formation. In the Mecca Hills, it is younger than 765,000 years.
Fossils
[edit | edit source]It preserves fossils and petrified wood, from the Pliocene Epoch of the Neogene Period, within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.[1][3]
See also
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- Pliocene California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b National Park Service: "The FISH CREEK CANYON ICHNOFAUNA: a PLIOCENE (BLANCAN) Vertebrate Footprint Assemblage from Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California"; by Paul Remeika.
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Further reading
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