Earth:Cabrillo Formation

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Short description: Geologic formation in San Diego County, California, United States
Cabrillo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian stage,
Late Cretaceous Epoch
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRosario Group
OverliesPoint Loma Formation
Lithology
Primarysandstones, conglomerates
Location
RegionNorth America
CountryUnited States
ExtentPoint Loma and Mount Soledad,
San Diego County
California
Type section
Named forCabrillo National Monument
Named byKennedy and Moore, 1971[1]

The Cabrillo Formation is a Maastrichtian stage geologic formation in coastal San Diego County, southern California . It is part of the Rosario Group.[2] The Maastrichtian stage is of the Late Cretaceous Epoch, during the Mesozoic Era.

The formation is found on the eastern and southwestern sides of the Point Loma peninsula including in Cabrillo National Monument, and on Mount Soledad, both within the city of San Diego.[2][3]

The Cabrillo Formation overlies the Point Loma Formation.

Fossils

A single tooth from the cartilaginous fish Squalicorax has been recovered from the Cabrillo Formation sediments of Cabrillo National Monument.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. Kennedy, M.P., and Moore, G.W., 1971, Stratigraphic relations of Upper Cretaceous and Eocene formations, San Diego coastal area, California: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 55, no. 5, p. 709-722. article
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cabrillo National Park," Hunt, Santucci, and Kenworthy (2006); page 65.
  3. "General Plan Final Program EIR: 3.11 Paleontological Resources". http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/genplan/pdf/peir/paleontological.pdf. 
  4. 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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