Santa Margarita Formation

Santa Margarita Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
Fossil from the Santa Margarita Formation
TypeFormation
UnderliesChanac Formation
Location
RegionSan Joaquin Valley, California
CountryUnited States

The Santa Margarita Formation is a Neogene Period geologic formation in the San Joaquin Valley of central California.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene epoch.