| Funks Shale | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Forbes Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Sacramento Valley California |
| Country | United States |
The Funks Shale is a geologic formation in the Sacramento Valley of northern California.
It is found in the Sutter Buttes area of Sutter County, California.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
See also
- Cretaceous California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Google Books: The Sutter Buttes of California: A Study of Plio-Pleistocene Volcanism; Howel Williams, Garniss H. Curtis.
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