Long Pine Formation

Long Pine Formation
Stratigraphic range: 4.75–1.8 Ma
Type Geologic formation
Underlies Duffy Formation
Overlies Keim Formation or Ash Hollow Formation
Location
Region Nebraska
Country United States
Type section
Named for Long Pine Creek
Named by Skinner and Hibbard
Year defined 1972
Coordinates 42°42′N 100°00′W / 42.7°N 100.0°W / 42.7; -100.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 42°48′N 99°18′W / 42.8°N 99.3°W / 42.8; -99.3
Country USA

The Long Pine Formation is a geologic formation in Nebraska. It preserves fossils.

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