Peedee Formation

Peedee Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
Type Formation
Overlies Black Creek Formation
Thickness 0 to 886 ft.
Lithology
Primary Sand - glauconitic to argillic
Other Clay, limestone
Location
Region North Carolina and South Carolina
Country United States
Type section
Named for Pee Dee River, type locality: Burches Ferry, South Carolina[1]

The Peedee Formation is a geologic formation in North and South Carolina. A marine deposit, named for exposures along the Great Peedee River, it preserves belemnites and foraminifera fossils dating from the Late Cretaceous.[1] The formation is notable for its occurrence of Belemnitella americana, known as the Pee Dee Belemnite (PDB), a long standing standard in stable carbon isotope research.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 USGS Peedee Formation South Carolina and USGS Peedee Formation North Carolina
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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