Biostratigraphy and structural setting of the Permian Coyote Butte Formation of central Oregon

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Abstract

Larger isolated outcrops of the limestones of the Coyote Butte Formation consistently contain younger over older faunas that range through most of the Leonardian Series of the Early Permian. The outcrops of the Coyote Butte Formation are interpreted as right-side up blocks probably introduced into the area as one massive exotic unit. The Coyote Butte Formation is very similar to the Lower Permian limestone near Quinn River Crossing, Nevada, and both are suggested to have a similar origin. The Coyote Butte Formation was probably introduced during a late-stage event to deforming Mesozoic oceanic sediments in Mesozoic time.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Biostratigraphy and structural setting of the Permian Coyote Butte Formation of central Oregon
Series title Geology
DOI 10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<13:BASSOT>2.0.CO;2
Volume 10
Issue 1
Year Published 1982
Language English
Publisher Geological Society of America
Description 4 p.
First page 13
Last page 16
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