Antelope Shale

Short description: Geologic formation in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California

Antelope Shale
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous[clarification needed]

Type| Formation
Unit of| Monterey Formation[clarification needed]
Underlies| Etchegoin Formation
Location
Region| San Joaquin Valley, California
Country| United States

The Antelope Shale is a geologic formation in the San Joaquin Valley of central California .

It underlies the Pliocene epoch Etchegoin Formation.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.[clarification needed]

## See also

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

## References

* ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.

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