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Winnemucca Formation

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Winnemucca Formation
Stratigraphic range: Triassic period
TypeGeologic formation
Location
RegionNorthwestern Nevada
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forChief Winnemucca (Paiute leader)

The Winnemucca Formation is a Triassic period geologic formation in northwestern Nevada, USA. It is found in the Sonoma Range in Humboldt County.[1]

It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period of the Mesozoic Era.

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References

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  1. ^ 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.