Bullion Creek Formation

Bullion Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Thanetian
~58–55 Ma

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Bullion Creek Formation; Stratigraphic range: Thanetian; ~58–55 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Underlies	Sentinel Butte Formation
Overlies	Slope and Cannonball formations
Location
Region	North Dakota
Country	United States

Short description: Geologic formation in North Dakota

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]

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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[1] 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.

[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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Bullion Creek Formation

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