Otay Formation
| Otay Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Oligocene-Miocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Sweetwater Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | California Baja California |
| Country |  United States Mexico |
The Otay Formation is a geologic formation in San Diego County, California (United States) and northern Baja California state (Mexico).[1][2] It is within the Peninsular Ranges province.[1]
Fossils
It preserves fossils of the Oligocene to Miocene periods of the Cenozoic Era.[1] Fossils in the Sweetwater Formation that underlies the Otay Formation are of the Late Eocene period.[1]
See also
Geology portal
California portal
Mexico portal
Paleontology portal
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico
References
- ^ a b c d AAPG Datapages/Archives: Age and Stratigraphy of the Sweetwater and Otay Formations, San Diego County, California
- ^ Geiconsultants.com: Geologic Formations of Western San Diego County[permanent dead link]; pg 5.
Further reading
- "General Plan Final Program EIR: 3.11 Paleontological Resources" (PDF). City of San Diego.
External links
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
