St. George Formation

The St. George Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pliocene period, including carbonized petrified wood.^[1]

St. George Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene
Exposure at Point St. George, California
Type	Formation
Underlies	Battery Formation
Overlies	Dothan Formation
Location
Region	California
Country	United States

This formation is relatively rare, with the only known exposures occurring on the north side of Point St. George and at nearby Pebble beach, both west of Crescent City, California.

Fossil mollusc shells in formation

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  Petrified wood in formation

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• California portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
• Paleontology in California