Chepultepec Formation

Chepultepec Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Formation
Location
Region  Virginia
Country  United States

The Chepultepec Formation, or Chepultepec Dolomite, is a geologic formation in the Appalachian regions of Eastern North America. It is named after a former town in Alabama, where it was first described.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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References

  1. Unklesbay, A.G.; Young, Robert S. (May 1956). "Early Ordovician Nautiloids from Virginia". Journal of Paleontology. 30 (3): 481–491.
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