Mount Blanco (geologic formation)
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Mount Blanco is a notable geologic formation in Texas known for its rich fossil deposits and significance in North American paleontology.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Blanco Formation | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
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stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
camels
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carnivorans ⓘ horses ⓘ mammals ⓘ proboscideans ⓘ rodents ⓘ turtles ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicType |
eolian-influenced deposits
ⓘ
fluvial deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
North American vertebrate paleontology
ⓘ
rich fossil deposits ⓘ |
| lithology |
claystone
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Briscoe County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Blanco, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Miocene strata ⓘ |
| partOf |
Llano Estacado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ogallala Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern High Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| significance |
biostratigraphic correlation in the Pliocene of North America
ⓘ
study of Neogene mammalian evolution in North America ⓘ |
| underlies | younger Pliocene deposits ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.