Windfall Formation
The Windfall Formation is a geologic formation in northeastern and southern Nevada.
| Windfall Formation Stratigraphic range: Cambrian period | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Barton Canyon Member,[1] Bullwhacker Member,[2] Catlin Member[3] |
| Underlies | Pogonip Group, Goodwin Limestone |
| Thickness | 300 feet (91 m) + |
| Location | |
| Region | Nevada |
| Country | United States |
Areas it is found include the Antelope Valley region of Eureka County and Nye County.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.[4]<[5]
References
- Allison R. Palmer (1965), "Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid biomere in the Great Basin, United States", Professional Paper: 94, doi:10.3133/PP493, Wikidata Q61048784
- Thomas Brennan Nolan; Charles Warren Merriam; James Steele Williams (1956), "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada", Professional Paper, 276: 21, doi:10.3133/PP276, Wikidata Q64862615
- Thomas Brennan Nolan; Charles Warren Merriam; James Steele Williams (1956), "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada", Professional Paper, 276: 20, doi:10.3133/PP276, Wikidata Q64862615
- "Windfall Formation". Western Cordillera: An Integrated Petroleum Evaluation of Northeastern Nevada. Retrieved on October 30, 2015.
- Thomas Brennan Nolan; Charles Warren Merriam; James Steele Williams (1956), "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada", Professional Paper, 276: 1, doi:10.3133/PP276, Wikidata Q64862615
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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