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Long Pine Formation

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Long Pine Formation
Stratigraphic range: 4.75–1.8 Ma
TypeGeologic formation
UnderliesDuffy Formation
OverliesKeim Formation or Ash Hollow Formation
Location
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forLong Pine Creek
Named bySkinner and Hibbard
Year defined1972
Coordinates42°42′N 100°00′W / 42.7°N 100.0°W / 42.7; -100.0
Approximate paleocoordinates42°48′N 99°18′W / 42.8°N 99.3°W / 42.8; -99.3
CountryUSA

The Long Pine Formation is a geologic formation in Nebraska. It preserves fossils.

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References

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  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  • Skinner, Morris F.; Hibbard, Claude W. (10 July 1972), "Pleistocene pre-glacial and glacial rocks and faunas of north-central Nebraska", Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 148, New York: 1–148, retrieved 11 April 2015