Bullion Creek Formation
Topic: Earth
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Short description: Geologic formation in North Dakota
| Bullion Creek Formation Stratigraphic range: Thanetian ~58–55 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Sentinel Butte Formation |
| Overlies | Slope and Cannonball formations |
| Location | |
| Region | North Dakota |
| Country |  United States |
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]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in North Dakota
- Paleontology in North Dakota
References
- ↑ Bluemle, John P. 1988. "Generalized Bedrock Geological Map of North Dakota". North Dakota Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Map 28. https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/documents/Publication_List/pdf/MisMaps/MM-28.pdf.
- ↑ 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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