Chandler Bridge Formation

Chandler Bridge Formation
Stratigraphic range: Chattian (Arikareean)
~27–24 Ma

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Type	Formation
Unit of	Cooper Group
Underlies
Overlies	Ashley Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	32°48′N 79°48′W / 32.8°N 79.8°WCoordinates: 32°48′N 79°48′W / 32.8°N 79.8°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	32°54′N 74°12′W / 32.9°N 74.2°W
Region	South Carolina
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Chandler Bridge
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The Chandler Bridge Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Chattian (Late Oligocene) of the Paleogene period, corresponding to the Arikareean in the NALMA classification.^[1] The formation overlies the Ashley Formation and is overlain by the .^[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna[]

^ Chandler Bridge Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Albright et al., 2019, p.84
^ Miller, A. E.; Gibson, M. L.; Boessenecker, R. W. (2021). "A megatoothed shark (Carcharocles angustidens) nursery in the Oligocene Charleston Embayment, South Carolina, USA". Palaeontologia Electronica. 24 (2): Article number 24.2.a19. doi:10.26879/1148.

Albright, L.B.; A.E. Sanders; R.E. Weems; D.J. Cicimurri, and J.L. Knight. 2019. Cenozoic vertebrate biostratigraphy of South Carolina, U.S.A. and additions to the fauna. 57. 77–236. Accessed 2020-03-27.