Etchegoin Formation

Etchegoin Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene epoch
Fossil from the Etchegoin Formation
TypeFormation
UnderliesSan Joaquin Formation, Kern River Beds Formation (east)
OverliesAntelope Shale of Monterey Formation, Chanac Formation (east)
Location
RegionSan Joaquin Valley, California
CountryUnited States

The Etchegoin Formation is a Pliocene epoch geologic formation in the lower half of the San Joaquin Valley in central California.