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The Klondike Mountain Formation is an Early Eocene geological formation located in the northeast central area of Washington state.The formation is composed of volcanic rocks in the upper unit and volcanic plus lacustrine (lakebed) sedimentation in the lower unit. the formation is named for the type location designated in 1962, Klondike Mountain northeast of Republic, Washington.
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 ...
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
Only one known dinosaur fossil has been found in Washington. [6] [7] [8] In the Cenozoic the state's sea began to withdraw towards the west. [5] In the mid-Cenozoic volcanic activity started in the Cascade Mountains. [5] The Tertiary seas of Washington were inhabited by creatures like echinoderms, foraminferans, gastropods, pelecypods, and ...
In 2011, the last full year that crude import data is available, Alaska and Canada provided the majority of crude supply to Washington State refineries, at 58 and 21.5 percent respectively. Russia was third at 8.5 percent with the remaining 12 percent received from a combination of unknown, Middle Eastern, South American and mixed origin ...
The Stonerose Interpretive center & Eocene Fossil Site is a 501c(3) non-profit public museum and fossil dig located in Republic, Washington. The center was established in 1989 and houses fossils that have been featured in National Geographic Magazine , Sunset magazine , and numerous scientific works.
Undescribed Ypresian Klondike Mountain Formation fossil(s) [22] [23] Chamaecyparis †Chamaecyparis linguaefolia [9] Undescribed Ypresian Klondike Mountain Formation fossil(s) [24] [25] Cryptomeria. Undescribed Ypresian Klondike Mountain Formation fossil(s) [24] [17] †Cupressinoxylon. Undescribed Middle Miocene Vantage fossils(s) [26 ...
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 .