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The Silverado Formation is a geologic formation in Orange County, California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period . It is located in the northwestern Santa Ana Mountains and is named after Silverado Canyon , and consists of sandstone, clay, and conglomerate.
Silverado Canyon is a roughly 2,500-foot-deep (760 m) gorge in the Santa Ana Mountains, in the U.S. state of California. [1] The small stream it is associated with, Silverado Creek, rises on the north slope of Modjeska Peak at the elevation of 3,980 feet (1,210 m) and flows north and west, past the town of Silverado to join Santiago Creek at ...
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of ... Copper Canyon Formation: Neogene: Coso Formation ... Silverado Formation ...
Ancient sea life fossils can be found within the sandstone cliffs in the area. During Spanish rule, the canyon was visited by Spanish explorers and was known by the name Cañada de la Madera (Timber Canyon). The town in Spain by that name bears a remarkable resemblance to Silverado. [5]
It's something like a modern-day chuckwalla, strolling in sand dunes on an island in what now is the Grand Canyon region. At that age, they'd be among the oldest tracks of animals that lay eggs ...
The oldest rocks in California date back 1.8 billion years to the Proterozoic and are found in the San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, and Mojave Desert.The rocks of eastern California formed a shallow continental shelf, with massive deposition of limestone during the Paleozoic, and sediments from this time are common in the Sierra Nevada, Klamath Mountains and eastern Transverse ...
The vandalized cross was found in the first week of Bible camp in Silverado Canyon. No campers were staying overnight at the time of the incident.
Santiago Canyon is a canyon and unincorporated community in South Orange County, California. According to the 2000 census, Santiago Canyon has several hundred residents living within its borders. Trabuco Canyon, Silverado Canyon, Modjeska Canyon and Williams Canyon are tributaries of Santiago Canyon.