Peedee Formation

Peedee Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
Fossil bivalve from the Peedee Formation (South Carolina)
Type	Formation
Overlies	Black Creek Formation
Thickness	Up to 886 ft (270 m)
Lithology
Primary	Glauconitic to argillic sandstone
Other	Claystone, limestone
Location
Region	North & South Carolina
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Pee Dee River, type locality: Burches Ferry, South Carolina[1]

The Peedee Formation is a geologic formation in North and South Carolina. A marine deposit, named for exposures along the Great Peedee River, it preserves belemnites and foraminifera fossils dating from the Late Cretaceous.^[1] The formation is notable for its occurrence of Belemnitella americana, known as the Pee Dee Belemnite (PDB), a long-standing standard in stable carbon isotope research.

See also[]

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Carolina
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in North Carolina

References[]

External links[]

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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