Klondike Mountain Formation
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The Klondike Mountain Formation is an early Eocene
geologic formation that records the sedimentation in the southern most of a string of highland subtropical/Temperate lakes in Washington state
and British Columbia
. The formation is best known for exceptionally well preserved plant and insect fossils
Eocene
The Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
geologic formation that records the sedimentation in the southern most of a string of highland subtropical/Temperate lakes in Washington state
Washington State
Washington State may refer to:* Washington , often referred to as "Washington state" to differentiate it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States* Washington State University, a land-grant college in that state- See also :...
and British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. The formation is best known for exceptionally well preserved plant and insect fossils