Type Geological formation Country United States Overlies Point Loma Formation | Unit of Rosario Group Region North America Primary Sandstone, Conglomerate | |
Extent Point Loma and Mount Soledad,
San Diego County
California Named by Kennedy and Moore, 1971 Named for Cabrillo National Monument | ||
The Cabrillo Formation is a Maastrichtian stage geologic formation in coastal San Diego County, southern California. It is part of the Rosario Group.
The Maastrichtian stage is of the Late Cretaceous Epoch, during the Mesozoic Era. It is found on the eastern and southwestern sides of the Point Loma peninsula including in Cabrillo National Monument, and on Mount Soledad, both within the city of San Diego.
The Cabrillo Formation overlies the Point Loma Formation.
Fossils
A single tooth from the cartilaginous fish Squalicorax has been recovered from the Cabrillo Formation sediments of Cabrillo National Monument.
References
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