Chandler Bridge Formation
Chandler Bridge Formation Stratigraphic range: Chattian (Arikareean) ~ | |
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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 |
Chandler Bridge Formation (the United States) |
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[]
- Mysticetes:
- Eomysticetus carolinensis
- E. whitmorei
- Odontocetes:
- Fish:
- Birds:
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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.
Bibliography[]
- Cenozoic vertebrate biostratigraphy of South Carolina, U.S.A. and additions to the fauna. 57. 77–236. Accessed 2020-03-27. ; ; ; , and . 2019.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of South Carolina
- Paleogene geology of South Carolina
- Oligocene Series of North America
- Chattian Stage
- Arikareean
- Sandstone formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of North America
- Paleontology in South Carolina