The Clallam Formation is a geologic formation in Washington (state). It preserves marine fossils dating back to the late Oligocene and early Miocene period. It outcrops on the northern Olympic Peninsula and along parts of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Vertebrate paleobiota

Mammals Mammals of the Clallam FormationGenusSpeciesStratigraphyMaterialNotesImagesDesmostylusD. hesperusAquitanianA desmostylian.KolponomosK. clallamensisAn amphicynodont pan-pinniped. Type locality of genus and species.aff. KronokotheriumK. sp.A desmostylian.Squalodelphinidae indet.A squalodelphinid toothed whale.SqualoziphiusS. emlongiA squaloziphiid toothed whale. Type locality of genus and species.

See also

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Washington (state) Paleontology in Washington (state)

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