Winnemucca Formation
| Winnemucca Formation | |
|---|---|
Geologic formation | |
| Location | |
| Region | Northwestern Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Chief Winnemucca (Paiute leader) |
The Winnemucca Formation is a
geologic formation in northwestern Nevada, USA. It is found in the Sonoma Range in Humboldt County.[1]
It preserves
Mesozoic Era
.
See also
References
- ^ Mervin J. Bartholomew, Donald W. Hyndman, David Mogk, Robert Mason (eds), Basement Tectonics 8: Thick skinned overstep tectonics in the Sonoma Range, p 259. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.