Forbes_Shale

Forbes Shale

Forbes Shale

Geologic formation in the Sacramento Valley, California, USA

The Forbes Shale is a geologic formation in the Sacramento Valley of northern California, United States. It is found in the Sutter Buttes area of Sutter County, California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Coniacian stage of the Late Cretaceous period.[1]

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The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]

Bivalves
Gastropods
Ammonites

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Forbes Shale at Fossilworks.org
  2. [2]
    Anderson, 1958

Bibliography

  • Anderson, F. M. 1958. Upper Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast. Geological Society of America Memoir 71. 1–378. .

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