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Dove Spring Formation

Dove Spring Formation
Stratigraphic range: Miocene
~[1]
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRicardo Group[1]
OverliesCudahy Camp Formation[1]
Thickness1,800 meters[1]
Location
Region California
Country United States

The Dove Spring Formation (formerly the Ricardo Formation) is a geologic formation in the western Mojave Desert of California.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.

  1. ^ a b c d e Whistler, David P.; Burbank, D. (1992). "Miocene biostratigraphy and biochronology of the Dove Spring Formation, Mojave Desert, California, and characterization of the Clarendonian mammal age (late Miocene) in California". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 104 (6): 644–658. Bibcode:1992GSAB..104..644W. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1992)104<0644:MBABOT>2.3.CO;2. S2CID 130575409.

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