Nestucca Formation
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| Nestucca Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Bartonian-Priabonian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°12′N 124°00′W / 45.2°N 124.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°30′N 111°42′W / 45.5°N 111.7°W |
| Region | Tillamook County, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nestucca River |
  Nestucca Formation (the United States)  Nestucca Formation (Oregon) | |
The Nestucca Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bartonian to Priabonian stages of the Eocene period.[1]