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Chesapeake - Yorktown - Sunken Meadow, Surry County, Virginia, USA
| Group | Chesapeake |
|---|---|
| Formation | Yorktown |
| Member | Sunken Meadow |
| Age: | 5.33 - 3.60 Ma Neogene |
| Interval | Zanclean |
| Lithology | sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 2 |
| Number of Occurrences | 31 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Cobham Wharf | Surry County, Virginia, USA | Chesapeake - Yorktown - Sunken Meadow |
| Mount Pleasant | Surry County, Virginia, USA | Chesapeake - Yorktown - Sunken Meadow |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake - Eastover - Claremont | 7.25 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | sandstone | 35 |
| Chesapeake - Eastover - Claremont Manor | 7.25 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | sandstone | 99 |
| Chesapeake - Eastover - Cobham Bay | 7.25 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | sandstone | 49 |
| Chesapeake - Yorktown - Rushmere | 3.60 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | sandstone | 18 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Ward L. W. (1992) Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America, Virginia Museum of Natural History 2 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
