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The Puget Group is a geologic group in Washington (state). It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period . In the northern area of group around Renton, Washington , the Group has been divided into three formations (from oldest to youngest), the Tiger Mountain Formation , the Tukwila Formation , and Renton Formation .
Washington state has the fifth highest oil refining capacity of any state. As of 2018, there are 5 refineries in Washington state with a joint capacity of 637,700 b/d. [1] They are, in order of greatest b/d capacity, Cherry Point refinery, Puget Sound refinery, Marathon Anacortes refinery, Ferndale refinery and U.S. Oil refinery.
Seven states and the District of Columbia still lack an explicit state fossil: Arkansas: still no state fossil in Arkansas, though the state designated Arkansaurus as its state dinosaur. [1] District of Columbia: Capitalsaurus is the state dinosaur of Washington D.C., but the District has not chosen a state fossil. Florida: There is no state ...
Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Washington, U.S. Sites. Group or Formation
This list of the Cenozoic life of Washington contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Washington and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
The Renton Formation is a geologic formation in Washington (state) within the Puget Group. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period . Most of the formation consists of fine- to medium-grained arkosic and feldspathic sandstone, interbedded with lesser amounts of siltstone, sandy shale, coal, and carbonaceous shale.
The Pysht Formation is a geologic formation in Washington (state). It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period , which appear to have been deposited in an offshore marine environment. Outcrops are present on the northern Olympic Peninsula , in Clallam County .