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San Joaquin Formation

At roughly 4.0-2.2 million years old, this Pliocene-aged formation is located in the Central Valley of California. This formation is largely made up of sandstone, silty sand, and siltstone containing mostly marine fossils with a few fresh to brackish water fossils.

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