Gering Formation

Gering Formation
Gering Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
	Fossils from the Gering Formation (Oligocene; Nebraska)
Type	Group
Location
Region	Nebraska
Country	United States

The Gering Formation is a geologic group in Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.^[1] The formation is made of layers of very fine-grained, volcaniclastic sandstone and thin, horizontally stratified pale-to-gray brown sandstone, as well as sand crystals and ash beds.^[2]

References

^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Geology and Paleontology - Scotts Bluff National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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[1] Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[2] "Geology and Paleontology - Scotts Bluff National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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