Horse Spring Formation
The Horse Spring Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period. The lower unit is conglomerate and the middle and upper are sandstone and freshwater limestone.[2]
Horse spring formation closeup
| Horse Spring Formation Stratigraphic range: Neogene | |
|---|---|
 Muddy Creek Formation unconformably overlying the Horse Spring Formation in Nevada | |
| Type | Sedimentary |
| Sub-units | Lovell Wash member, Bitter Ridge Limestone, Thumb member, Rainbow Gardens member[1] |
| Underlies | Muddy Creek Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | geology, sandstone, and limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Nevada |
| Country | United States |
References
- Joseph V. Tingley; Becky W. Purkey; Ernest M. Duebendorfer; Eugene I. Smith; Jonathan G. Price; Stephen B. Castor (1 March 2002), Geologic Tours in the Las Vegas Area - Expanded Edition, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication, University of Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, ISBN 978-1-8880-3507-0, OCLC 48248626, OL 3625640M, Wikidata Q57313732
- Frank DeCourten; Norma Biggar (February 2017), Roadside Geology of Nevada, Mountain Press Publishing Company, ISBN 978-0-8784-2672-0, OCLC 962360003, OL 27239159M, Wikidata Q57313128
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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