Coils Creek Limestone
| Coils Creek Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Devonian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | McColley Canyon Formation[1] |
| Underlies | Denay Limestone[2] |
| Overlies | Bartine Member[1] |
| Location | |
| Region | Nevada |
| Country | United States |
The Coils Creek Limestone is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b MICHAEL A. MURPHY; Eric C. Gronberg (1970). "Stratigraphy and Correlation of the Lower Nevada Group (Devonian) North and West of Eureka, Nevada". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 81 (1): 127. Bibcode:1970GSAB...81..127M. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[127:SACOTL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q63384738.
- ^ "Geolex — Significant Publications; Geologic Unit: Coils Creek". National Geologic Map Database. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.