TOROWEAP FORMATION

Fig. 24
The Toroweap Formation of the Permian has both an open-marine fauna and a molluscan fauna. The open-marine fauna in the west includes brachiopods, bryozoans, crinoids, and horn corals. The molluscan fauna in the east includes bivalves and gastropods, with scattered scaphopods and cephalopods. This formation reflects transgressions and regressions of an eastward advancing and west-ward retreating sea.