Friars Formation

The Friars Formation is a geologic formation in San Diego County, California.^[1][2]

Friars Formation
Stratigraphic range: Eocene
Type	Geologic formation
Unit of	La Jolla Group
Underlies	Stadium Conglomerate
Overlies	Scripps Formation
Thickness	0–50 metres (0–164 ft)
Location
Region	San Diego County, California
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Friars Road

Geology

It is the uppermost unit of the La Jolla Group. The rocks are nonmarine and lagoonal sandstone and claystone, named for exposures along the north side of Mission Valley near Friars Road.

It reaches a maximum thickness of 50 metres (160 ft) between Mission Valley and Carmel Valley.

Fossils

It preserves fossils dating back to the middle and late Eocene epoch of the Paleogene period, during the Cenozoic Era.^[3]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• California portal
• Earth sciences portal

• Geology of San Diego County, California
• Paleogene Period in California
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
• Paleontology in California