Long Pine Formation
The Long Pine Formation is a geologic formation in Nebraska. It preserves fossils.
| Long Pine Formation Stratigraphic range: 4.75–1.8 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Underlies | Duffy Formation |
| Overlies | Keim Formation or Ash Hollow Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Nebraska |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Long Pine Creek |
| Named by | Skinner and Hibbard |
| Year defined | 1972 |
| Coordinates | 42.7°N 100.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 42.8°N 99.3°W |
| Country | USA |
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- Skinner, Morris F.; Hibbard, Claude W. (10 July 1972), "Pleistocene pre-glacial and glacial rocks and faunas of north-central Nebraska", Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, 148: 1–148, retrieved 11 April 2015
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