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 ~58β55 Ma | |
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Type | Formation |
Underlies | Sentinel Butte Formation |
Overlies | Slope and Cannonball formations |
Location | |
Region | North Dakota |
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References
- Bluemle, John P. 1988. "Generalized Bedrock Geological Map of North Dakota" (PDF). North Dakota Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Map 28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- 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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