Bear Bluff Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Neogene | |
Type | Formation |
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Region | North Carolina |
Country | United States |
The Bear Bluff Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Black Creek Group is a geologic group in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Cretaceous period.
The Jackson Group is a geologic group in Arkansas and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene to Neogene period. The area is where the type specimen of Basilosaurus and ancient whale confused to be a reptile was found.
The Cumnock Formation is a Late Triassic-age geologic formation in North Carolina. It is found in the of the Sanford sub-basin of the Deep River Basin, the southernmost of the large Mesozoic basins forming the Newark Supergroup. It is the middle unit of the Chatham Group, overlying the Pekin Formation and underlying the Sanford Formation. Both of these encompassing formations are primarily red sandstone. The Cumnock Formation, on the other hand, represents a sequence of darker lacustrine (lake) or paludal (swampy/marshy) sediments deposited in a tropical climate. These primarily include shales and coal, with some thin layers of coarser sediment such as siltstone and sandstone.
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. 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.
The Cid Formation is a metavolcanic rock and mudstone geologic formation in North Carolina. It consists of a lower unnamed mudstone member with intermittent volcanic flows and the Flat Swamp Member, which is characterized by pyroclastic flows. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period.
The Millingport Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period.
The Chowan River Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Eastover Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Pamlico Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period. The name was suggested by L.W. Stephenson in the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey journal in 1912
The Pollocksville Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Pungo River Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle Miocene.
The Trent Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Belgrade Formation is a limestone geologic formation in North Carolina characterized by limestone coquina mixed with sand, and thinly laminated clays. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
The New Bern Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
The River Bend Formation is a limestone geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
The James City Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils.
The Waccamaw Formation is a geologic formation in southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina. It preserves fossils from the early Pleistocene epoch. The Waccamaw Formation contains two informal members: "upper" and "lower". The upper Waccamaw is ~2.1-1.8 million years old. The lower Waccamaw Formation is ~2.4-2.2 million years old.
The Flanner Beach Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils.
The Duplin Formation is a geologic formation in North and South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period, Pliocene epoch.
Tasbacka is an extinct genus of sea turtle containing several species.