The Harkless Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada and California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
| Harkless Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Nevada and California |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Harkless Flat |
It is named from exposures on a divide south of Harkless Flat in the southern half of the Waucoba Mountain 15-min quadrangle in the Inyo Mountains of central eastern California.[1]
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- ^ "Geologic Unit: Harkless". National Geologic Map Database. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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