- Source: Ocotillo Formation
The Ocotillo Formation is a Pliocene fluvial-alluvial fan geologic formation in the Colorado Desert of Southern California.
It occurs in western Imperial County and eastern San Diego County.
Geology
The formation overlies the Brawley Formation and the Palm Spring Formation. In the Mecca Hills, it is younger than 765,000 years.
= Fossils
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It preserves fossils and petrified wood, from the Pliocene Epoch of the Neogene Period, within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
See also
Pliocene California
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
Paleontology in California
References
Further reading
Weber, F. Harold (1963). Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology. p. 33.
Hoetker, Geoffrey M.; Gobalet, Kenneth W. (2 August 1999). "Fossil Razorback Sucker (Pisces: Catostomidae, Xyrauchen texanus) from SoutheasternCalifornia". Copeia. 1999 (3): 755–759. doi:10.2307/1447609. JSTOR 1447609.
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