Candelaria Formation, Nevada
The Candelaria Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada, United States. The formation comprises shales and limestones deposited in an open marine environment and preserves fossils dating back to the Induan age of the Early Triassic epoch.Among others, the following fossils of ammonoids, bivalves and ray-finned fishes have been recovered from the formation:
- Ambites lilangensis
- Ambites aff. radiatus
- Ardoreosomus occidentalis
- Candelarialepis argentus
- Claraia aurita, C. clarai, C. stachei
- Clypites cf. evolvens
- Grypoceras cf. brahmanicum
- ?Gyrolepis sp.
- Meekoceras cf. tenuistriatum
- Microconchus sp.
- Mullericeras fergusoni, M. spitiense
- Parahedenstroemia kiparisovae
- Proptychites haydeni, P. pagei
- Proptychites cf. ammonoides, P. cf. trilobatus
- Pteronisculus nevadanus
- Radioceras kraffti
- Ussuridiscus sp.
- Vavilovites sp.
