Gering Formation Explained

Gering Formation
Type:	Group
Age:	Paleogene
Period:	Paleogene
Region:	Nebraska
Country:	United States

The Gering Formation is a geologic group in Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.^[1] 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.^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
• Paleontology in Nebraska

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home. dead.
2. Web site: Geology and Paleontology - Scotts Bluff National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) . www.nps.gov . 19 March 2023 . en.