Long Pine Formation

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°42′N 100°00′W / 42.7°N 100.0°W / 42.7; -100.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 42°48′N 99°18′W / 42.8°N 99.3°W / 42.8; -99.3
Country USA

The Long Pine Formation is a geologic formation in Nebraska. It preserves fossils.

See also

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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