San Diego Formation

San Diego Formation

The San Diego Formation is a mostly sand, with rock layer from a former bay of San Diego of late Pliocene age.

Besides clams, and other mollusks, a fossil of the forerunner to the Cassin's Auklet has been found.

External links

* [http://www.sdnhm.org/research/paleontology/sdform.html "Clams of Champions" article] from "San Diego Formation"
* [http://www.sdcwa.org/manage/groundwater-exec-summary.phtml San Diego County Water Authority - Water Management - Local Resources]


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