The Windfall Formation is a geologic formation in northeastern and southern Nevada.

Windfall Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian period
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsBarton Canyon Member,[1] Bullwhacker Member,[2] Catlin Member[3]
UnderliesPogonip Group,
Goodwin Limestone
Thickness300 feet (91 m) +
Location
RegionNevada
CountryUnited States

Areas it is found include the Antelope Valley region of Eureka County and Nye County.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.[4]<[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Allison R. Palmer (1965). "Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid biomere in the Great Basin, United States". Geological Survey Professional Paper: 94. doi:10.3133/PP493. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q61048784.
  2. ^ Thomas Brennan Nolan; C. W. Merriam; James S. Williams (1956). "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. 276: 21. doi:10.3133/PP276. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q64862615.
  3. ^ Thomas Brennan Nolan; C. W. Merriam; James S. Williams (1956). "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. 276: 20. doi:10.3133/PP276. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q64862615.
  4. ^ "Windfall Formation". Western Cordillera: An Integrated Petroleum Evaluation of Northeastern Nevada. Retrieved on October 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Thomas Brennan Nolan; C. W. Merriam; James S. Williams (1956). "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. 276: 1. doi:10.3133/PP276. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q64862615.