| Dove Spring Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Miocene ~[1] | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Ricardo Group[1] |
| Overlies | Cudahy Camp Formation[1] |
| Thickness | 1,800 meters[1] |
| Location | |
| Region |  California |
| Country |  United States |
The Dove Spring Formation (formerly the Ricardo Formation) is a geologic formation in the western Mojave Desert of California.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.
- ^ a b c d e Whistler, David P.; Burbank, D. (1992). "Miocene biostratigraphy and biochronology of the Dove Spring Formation, Mojave Desert, California, and characterization of the Clarendonian mammal age (late Miocene) in California". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 104 (6): 644–658. Bibcode:1992GSAB..104..644W. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1992)104<0644:MBABOT>2.3.CO;2. S2CID 130575409.