Gering Formation

Gering Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
Fossils from the Gering Formation (Oligocene; Nebraska)
TypeGroup
Location
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States

The Gering Formation is a geologic group in Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. The formation is made of layers of very fine-grained, volcaniclastic sandstone and thin, horizontally stratified pale-to-gray brown sandstone, as well as sand crystals and ash beds.

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