Candelaria Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Induan | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 38°06′N 118°06′W / 38.1°N 118.1°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 12°06′N 41°36′W / 12.1°N 41.6°W |
Region | Nevada |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Candelaria Hills |
The Candelaria Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada, United States. The formation comprises shales and limestones deposited in an open marine environment and preserves fossils dating back to the Induan ( Griesbachian to Dienerian) age of the Early Triassic epoch. [1] [2] [3] Outcrops of the Candelaria Formation are present in the Candelaria Hills southeast of the now abandoned mining town of Candelaria ( Mineral and Esmeralda counties), and near Willow Springs ( Nye County). [2]
Among the invertebrates, fossils of the following species of ammonoids, nautiloids, and bivalves have been recovered from the formation: [2] [3]
Among the vertebrates, fossils of the following species of ray-finned fishes [2] [4] have been collected from the formation: