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San Joaquin Formation

Pliocene epoch geologic formation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The San Joaquin Formation is a Pliocene epoch geologic formation in the lower half of the San Joaquin Valley in central California.[1]

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Geology

With the underlying Etchegoin Formation, it is associated with the numerous oil fields in the central and southern San Joaquin Valley.[1] It is overlaid by the Tulare Formation.[1]

It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period of the Cenozoic Era.[2]

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