Bullion Creek Formation

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Bullion Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Thanetian
~58–55 Ma
TypeFormation
UnderliesSentinel Butte Formation
OverliesSlope and Cannonball formations
Location
RegionNorth Dakota
Country United States

The Bullion Creek Formation is a geologic formation in western North Dakota.[1] It preserves bones and tracks of an extinct crocodile and other fossils of Late Paleocene age.[2]

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  1. ^ Bluemle, John P. 1988. "Generalized Bedrock Geological Map of North Dakota" (PDF). North Dakota Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Map 28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Erickson, B.R., 2005. Crocodile and Arthropod Tracks from the Late Paleocene Wannagan Creek Fauna of North Dakota, USA. Ichnos, 12(4):3 03-308.