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Candelaria Formation, Nevada

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. 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).

Fossil content

Invertebrates

Among the invertebrates, fossils of the following species of ammonoids, nautiloids, and bivalves have been recovered from the formation:

Vertebrates

Among the vertebrates, fossils of the following species of ray-finned fishes have been collected from the formation:

See also

References

  1. ^ Candelaria Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Muller, Siemon Wm.; Ferguson, Henry G. (1939). "Mesozoic stratigraphy of the Hawthorne and Tonopah quadrangles, Nevada". GSA Bulletin. 50 (10): 1573–1624. Bibcode:1939GSAB...50.1573M. doi:10.1130/GSAB-50-1573.
  3. ^ Ware, David; Jenks, James F.; Hautmann, Michael; Bucher, Hugo (2011). "Dienerian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from the Candelaria Hills (Nevada, USA) and their significance for palaeobiogeography and palaeoceanography" (PDF). Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 104: 161–181. doi:10.1007/s00015-011-0055-3. S2CID 129845606.
  4. ^ Romano, Carlo; López-Arbarello, Adriana; Ware, David; Jenks, James F.; Brinkmann, Winand (April 2019). "Marine Early Triassic Actinopterygii from the Candelaria Hills (Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA)". Journal of Paleontology. 93 (5): 971–1000. Bibcode:2019JPal...93..971R. doi:10.1017/jpa.2019.18. S2CID 155564297.