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| Geologic History of Central California |
| This map series illustrates the changing landscape and coastline of the coastal region over the past 100 million years based on geologic interpretation of the rocks preserved in the region (modified from USGS Professional Paper 1501). Click on maps for a larger view. See maps as rotating images. |
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| Satellite mosaic |
Late Holocene |
Pleistocene |
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| Pliocene |
Late Miocene |
Middle Miocene |
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| Early Miocene |
Oligocene |
Middle Eocene |
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| Early Eocene |
Paleocene |
Late Mesozoic |
See a Geologic Time Scale.
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