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Choptank Formation

Fossiliferous geologic formation in Virginia and Maryland, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Choptank Formation
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The Choptank Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating from the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.

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The Choptank Formation is extremely fossiliferous. Some of the fossil species represented include the following:[1][2]

Sharks

Rays and Other Cartilaginous Fish

Fish

Cetaceans

Pinnipeds

Crocodilians

Invertebrates

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Terrestrial Mammals

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