Union Wash Formation
The Union Wash Formation is a geologic formation in the Inyo Mountains, east of Lone Pine in Inyo County, California.
| Union Wash Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California |
| Country | United States |
It is of the Early Triassic epoch in the Triassic Period, during the Mesozoic Era.
Fossils
It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.[1] They include Inyoites owenii, from the Meekoceras bed of the formation, and Ammonoids.
The sites are protected within the Southern Inyo Mountains Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest.
References
- "Union Wash, Meekoceras bed, Inyo Range (Triassic of the United States)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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