The Santa Margarita Formation is a
Neogene Period geologic formation in the
San Joaquin Valley of central
California.
It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Miocene epoch.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of California, California, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in California
References
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Paleontology in California
Fossils of Los Angeles
References
External links
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Geologic formations of California
Miocene California
Phosphorite formations
Geography of the San Joaquin Valley
Geology of Kern County, California
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