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Chatsworth Formation
The
Chatsworth
Formation
is a
Cretaceous period
sandstone
geologic formation
in the
Simi Hills
and western
Santa Susana Mountains
of
southern
California
.
It is found in western
Los Angeles County
and
eastern
Ventura County
. The formation's
thickness
can be more than.
Fossils
The
sedimentary
marine
formation
preserves
fossils
dating
from
the Middle
Campanian
to Early
Maestrichtian
epochs
of the
Cretaceous
period
. It has diverse
molluscan
faunas
.
The most common
taxa
are:
ringiculid Biplica
naticids Gyrodes and
Euspira
trocid
Atira
aporrhaids
Anchuras
and Lispodesthes
turritellid
Turritella
perissityid
Perissitys