Type Geologic formation Named for Brawley | ||
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The Ocotillo Formation is a Pliocene fluvial-alluvial fan geologic formation in the Colorado Desert of Southern California.
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It occurs in western Imperial County and eastern San Diego County.
Geology
The formation overlies the Brawley Formation, and underlies the Palm Spring Formation.
Fossils
It preserves fossils and petrified wood, from the Pliocene Epoch of the Neogene Period, within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
References
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