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Llajas Formation

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The Llajas Formation is a non-marine to marine conglomerate geologic formation in Southern California. [1]

17 relations: Conglomerate (geology), Eocene, Fossil, Geological formation, Geological period, List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California, Los Angeles County, California, Paleogene, Santa Susana Formation, Santa Susana Mountains, Sespe Formation, Simi Hills, Simi Valley, Southern California, Transverse Ranges, United States, Ventura County, California.

Conglomerate (geology)

Conglomerate is a coarse-grained clastic sedimentary rock that is composed of a substantial fraction of rounded to subangular gravel-size clasts, e.g., granules, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders, larger than in diameter.

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Eocene

The Eocene Epoch, lasting from, is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Geological formation

A formation or geological formation is the fundamental unit of lithostratigraphy.

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Geological period

A geological period is one of several subdivisions of geologic time enabling cross-referencing of rocks and geologic events from place to place.

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California

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Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, is the most populous county in the United States, with more than 10 million inhabitants as of 2017.

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Paleogene

The Paleogene (also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Neogene Period Mya.

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Santa Susana Formation

The Santa Susana Formation is a Paleogene period geologic formation in the Simi Hills and western Santa Susana Mountains of southern California.

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Santa Susana Mountains

The Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in Southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States.

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Sespe Formation

The Sespe Formation is a widespread fossiliferous sedimentary geologic unit in southern and south central California in the United States.

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Simi Hills

The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in eastern Ventura County and western Los Angeles County, of southern California, United States.

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Simi Valley

Simi Valley is a synclinal valley in Southern California in the United States.

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Southern California

Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's southernmost counties.

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Transverse Ranges

The Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region in North America.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Ventura County, California

Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llajas_Formation

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