Hidden Valley Dolomite
| Hidden Valley Dolomite | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range:Silurian—Devonian | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Underlies | Lost Burro Formation |
| Overlies | Ely Springs Dolomite |
| Thickness | 1,000–1,300 feet (300–400 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Location | |
| Region | Mojave Desert California |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Hidden Valley |
| Named by | McAllister (1952) |
TheHidden Valley Dolomiteis aSilurian−Devoniangeologic formationin the northernMojave DesertofCalifornia,in the western United States.
Locations where it is exposed include sections of the southernInyo Mountainsand theTalc City Hills.[1]
Hidden Valley Dolomite overlies theEly Springs Dolomiteformation, and underlies theLost Burro Formation.[1]
Paleontology
[edit]Outcrops of the Hidden Valley Dolomite formation'sLippincott MemberinDeath Valley National Parkhave produced fossils of the fishesPanamintaspis snowiandBlieckaspis priscillaealong with the remains of otherjawless fishesand a smallarthrodireplacoderm.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abGoogle Books: United States Geological Survey Professional Paper - "Geology and ore deposits of Inyo County, California"
- ^"Death Valley National Park," Hunt, Santucci, and Kenworthy (2006); page 63.
- ^Hunt, ReBecca K., Vincent L. Santucci and Jason Kenworthy. 2006. "A preliminary inventory of fossil fish from National Park Service units." in S.G. Lucas, J.A. Spielmann, P.M. Hester, J.P. Kenworthy, and V.L. Santucci (ed.s), Fossils from Federal Lands. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34, pp. 63–69.
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