- Source: Tejon Formation
The Tejon Formation is a Paleogene period geologic formation in California.
Geology
The formation regionally overlies the Martinez Formation or the Chico Formation. Paleontology in the Tejon Formation indicates a more tropical climate than during the Martinez Formation's period, with fauna that flourished in its littoral conditions.
= Occurrences
=It is predominantly found in the Fort Tejon area of the San Emigdio Mountains and Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, and around Martinez in Contra Costa County.
Areas it surfaces, south to north, include:
Fossils
It preserves prehistoric plant and fauna fossils dating back to the Paleogene period of the Cenozoic Era.
= Species
=Species (1897 taxa names) found only in the Tejon Formation include:
See also
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
Paleogene California
Paleontology in California