Bullion Creek Formation

The Bullion Creek Formation is a geologic formation in western North Dakota.[1] It preserves bones and tracks of an extinct crocodile and other fossils of Late Paleocene age.[2]

Bullion Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Thanetian
~58–55 Ma
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TypeFormation
UnderliesSentinel Butte Formation
OverliesSlope and Cannonball formations
Location
RegionNorth Dakota
Country United States

See also

References

  1. Bluemle, John P. 1988. "Generalized Bedrock Geological Map of North Dakota" (PDF). North Dakota Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Map 28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. Erickson, B.R., 2005. Crocodile and Arthropod Tracks from the Late Paleocene Wannagan Creek Fauna of North Dakota, USA. Ichnos, 12(4):3 03-308.
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