Mint Canyon Formation
Appearance
Mint Canyon Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Miocene | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Overlies | Tick Canyon Formation |
Location | |
Region | Sierra Pelona Mountains Los Angeles County, California |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Mint Canyon |
The Mint Canyon Formation is a Miocene geologic formation in the Sierra Pelona Mountains of Los Angeles County, southern California.[1]
Geology
Mint Canyon is a fluvial landform in the Sierra Pelona range. It consists of terrestrial deposits from streams and lakes consisting mostly of sandstone and conglomerate with some claystone.[1][2]
Fossils
The formation preserves vertebrate fossils dating back to the Middle Miocene subperiod of the Neogene period.[3]
See also
- Neogene Period in California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
References
- ^ a b Elsmerecanyon.com: "Tick Canyon Geology"
- ^ "Geologic Map of the Mint Canyon Quadrangle" (DF-57) by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr., 1996.
- ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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- Geology of the Mint Canyon Area by William Holser, 1946.