Prairie Bluff Chalk
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| Prairie Bluff Chalk | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
 Prairie Bluff Chalk Formation (Starkville, Mississippi) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Selma Group[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Chalk |
| Location | |
| Region |  Alabama and  Mississippi[1] |
| Country |  USA |
The Prairie Bluff Chalk is a geologic formation in Alabama and Mississippi. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.[2][3]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mississippi
- Paleontology in Alabama
- Paleontology in Mississippi
References
- ^ a b "Geolex — Unit Summary: Prairie Bluff Chalk". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Selma Group; Prairie Bluff Chalk (ALKpb;1)". mrdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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