Usage:
Murphy Member of Snake Creek Formation of Ogallala Group (NE-recognized locally in type area)
Geologic age:
late Tertiary (Miocene; Clarendonian NALMA)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: near the Murphy Ranch, on northeast side of Matthew's (Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., v. 50, art. 2, p. 63, fig. 1, 1924) "Olcott Hill," in NE/4 SW/4 SE/4 sec. 3, T. 25 N., R. 55 W., [University Lake NW 7.5-min quadrangle], Sioux Co., northwestern NE. Named from James Murphy Ranch (Skinner and others, 1977).
AAPG geologic province:
Denver basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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