Mint Canyon Formation
| Mint Canyon Formation 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
- 1 2 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". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- Geology of the Mint Canyon Area by William Holser, 1946.
| Neogene Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene | Pliocene | ||
| Aquitanian | Burdigalian Langhian | Serravallian Tortonian | Messinian |
Zanclean | Piacenzian | ||
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