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Nestucca Formation

Coordinates: 45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W / 45.2; -124.0
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Nestucca Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bartonian-Priabonian
~40–34 Ma
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
OtherSandstone, shale
Location
Coordinates45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W / 45.2; -124.0
Approximate paleocoordinates45°30′N 111°42′W / 45.5°N 111.7°W / 45.5; -111.7
RegionTillamook County, Oregon
Country United States
Type section
Named forNestucca River
Nestucca Formation is located in the United States
Nestucca Formation
Nestucca Formation (the United States)
Nestucca Formation is located in Oregon
Nestucca Formation
Nestucca Formation (Oregon)

The Nestucca Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bartonian to Priabonian stages of the Eocene period.[1]

Fossil content

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The formation has provided fossils of:[1]

Vertebrates

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Mammals
Fish

Invertebrates

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Gastropods
Bivalves
Decapods

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Nestucca Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b c d Welton, 1972
  3. ^ a b Welton, 1974
  4. ^ Hickman, 2018
  5. ^ Vokes, 1956
  6. ^ Feldmann, 1989

Bibliography

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  • Hickman, C. S (2018), "A new Calliovarica species (Seguenzioidea: Chilodontidae) from the Eocene of Oregon, USA: Persistence of a relict Mesozoic gastropod group in a unique forearc tectonic setting", PaleoBios, 35: 1–10, doi:10.5070/P9351038726
  • Feldmann, R. M (1989), "Lyreidus alseanus Rathbun from the Paleogene of Washington and Oregon, U.S.A.", Annals of Carnegie Museum, 58: 61–70, doi:10.5962/p.330566
  • Welton, B. J (1974), "Heptranchias howellii (Reed, 1946) (Selachii: Hexanchidae) in the Eocene of the United States and British Columbia", PaleoBios, 17: 1–15
  • Welton, B. J (1972), "Fossil sharks in Oregon", The Ore Bin, 34: 161–170
  • Vokes, H. E (1956), "Notes on the Nucinellidae (Pelecypoda) with description of a new species from the Eocene of Oregon", Journal of Paleontology, 30: 652–671