Bridgeboro Limestone

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Bridgeboro Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Early Oligocene
~33–29  Ma
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Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Sandstone
Location
Coordinates 31°24′N84°00′W / 31.4°N 84.0°W / 31.4; -84.0 Coordinates: 31°24′N84°00′W / 31.4°N 84.0°W / 31.4; -84.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 31°30′N77°30′W / 31.5°N 77.5°W / 31.5; -77.5
RegionFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia (U.S. state)
Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Type section
Named forBridgeboro Quarry
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Bridgeboro Limestone (the United States)
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Bridgeboro Limestone (Georgia)

The Bridgeboro Limestone is a geologic formation in Georgia and Florida. The limestones and sandstones of the formation preserve fossils dating back to the Early Oligocene of the Paleogene period. [1]

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