Choptank Formation
The Choptank Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating from the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.
| Choptank Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Miocene | |
Chesapecten nefrens, Choptank Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Chesapeake Group |
| Underlies | St. Marys Formation |
| Overlies | Calvert Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Virginia, Maryland |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Choptank River |
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