Claremont Shale

Stratigraphic range: Miocene epoch ,
Neogene Period
Type| Geologic formation
Unit of| Monterey Formation Group
Underlies| Oursan Sandstone
Overlies| Sobrante Sandstone
Location
Region| Berkeley Hills
Alameda County

California
Country| United States
Type section
Named for| Claremont Canyon

The Claremont Shale is a Miocene epoch geologic formation in the Berkeley Hills of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California.[1]

It is found within the Claremont Canyon area of the Berkeley Hills in Alameda County and Contra Costa County.[1]

The Claremont Shale formation preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.[2]

## See also

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* California portal

* Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
* Claremont, Oakland/Berkeley, California
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
* Paleontology in California

## References

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1. ^ a b USGS.gov: "Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary Rocks Berkeley and San Leandro Hills, California", by J. E. Case, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1251-J, 1968.
2. ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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