ENSIKLOPEDIA Cari Tekan Enter untuk memulai pencarian cepat. Kembali ke Ensiklopedia Arsip Wikipedia Indonesia Friars Formation Friars FormationGeologic formation in San Diego County Friars FormationStratigraphic range: EoceneTypeGeologic formationUnit ofLa Jolla GroupUnderliesStadium ConglomerateOverliesScripps FormationThickness0–50 metres (0–164 ft)LocationRegionSan Diego County, CaliforniaCountryUnited StatesType sectionNamed forFriars Road The Friars Formation is a geologic formation in San Diego County, California.[1][2] Geology It is the uppermost unit of the La Jolla Group. The rocks are nonmarine and lagoonal sandstone and claystone, named for exposures along the north side of Mission Valley near Friars Road. It reaches a maximum thickness of 50 metres (160 ft) between Mission Valley and Carmel Valley. Fossils It preserves fossils dating back to the middle and late Eocene epoch of the Paleogene period, during the Cenozoic Era.[3] See also Paleontology portalCalifornia portalEarth sciences portal Geology of San Diego County, California Paleogene Period in California List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California Paleontology in California References ↑ Kennedy, Michael P. (1975). Geology of the San Diego metropolitan area, California. California Division of Mines and Geology. ↑ Geiconsultants.com: Geologic Formations of Western San Diego County[permanent dead link], by Jeffrey D. Brown, R.G., C.E.G. − circa 1996. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021. Further reading "General Plan Final Program EIR: 3.11 Paleontological Resources" (PDF). City of San Diego. This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in California is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte This article related to the Paleogene period is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte
