Martinez Formation
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| type = Geologic formation
| age = Eocene
| period = Eocene
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| region = California
| country = United States
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| underlies = Tejon Formation (regionally),
Ione Formation (regionally)
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The Martinez Formation is an Eocene Epoch geologic formation in California.
Geology
The formation regionally overlies the Chico Formation and regionally underlies the Tejon Formation or the Ione Formation.
It is exposed in the Clevelin Hills in Riverside County, Santa Ana Mountains in Orange County, northwestern Santa Monica Mountains near Calabasas (California) in Los Angeles County, and north of Mount Diablo/south of the Sacramento Delta in Contra Costa County.[https://books.google.com/books?id=s84QAAAAIAAJ&dq=Martinez+Formation&pg=PA6 Google Books: "The stratigraphic and faunal relations of the Martinez formation to the Chico and Tejon of Southern California"], Clarence A. Waring; Stanford University Dept. of Geology; Jun 4, 2011 . accessed 1.16.2016.
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See also
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- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- {{C|Paleogene California}}
- Paleontology in California
References
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Category:Geologic formations of California
Category:Eocene Series of North America
Category:Geology of Contra Costa County, California
Category:Geology of Los Angeles County, California
Category:Geology of Orange County, California
Category:Geology of Riverside County, California
Category:Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
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