Chandler Bridge Formation
The Chandler Bridge Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Chattian (Late Oligocene) of the Paleogene period, corresponding to the Arikareean in the NALMA classification.[1] The formation overlies the Ashley Formation and is overlain by the Edisto Formation.[2]
| Chandler Bridge Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Chattian (Arikareean) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Cooper Group |
| Underlies | Edisto Formation |
| Overlies | Ashley Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32.8°N 79.8°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 32.9°N 74.2°W |
| Region |  South Carolina |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Chandler Bridge |
  Chandler Bridge Formation (the United States)  Chandler Bridge Formation (South Carolina) | |
References
- Chandler Bridge Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Albright et al., 2019, p.84
- Miller, A. E.; Gibson, M. L.; Boessenecker, R. W. (2021). "A megatoothed shark (Carcharocles angustidens) nursery in the Oligocene Charleston Embayment, South Carolina, USA". Palaeontologia Electronica. 24 (2): Article number 24.2.a19. doi:10.26879/1148.
Bibliography
- ; ; ; , and . 2019. Cenozoic vertebrate biostratigraphy of South Carolina, U.S.A. and additions to the fauna. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 57. 77–236. Accessed 2020-03-27.
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