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Demopolis Chalk, USA
Formation | Demopolis Chalk |
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Member(s) | Bluffport Marl Muldrow |
Age: | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Campanian |
Lithology | chalk |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Asu-undesignated locality | Sumter County, Alabama, USA | Demopolis Chalk - Bluffport Marl |
Southern Dallas County | Dallas County, Alabama, USA | Demopolis Chalk |
MS.53.001a | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA | Demopolis Chalk |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Demopolis Chalk - Bluffport Marl | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl/chalk | 1 |
Prairie Bluff Chalk | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk, marl | 68 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Peritresius ornatus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Peritresius : Peritresius ornatus | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
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!