Talbot Formation
| Talbot Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Neogene | |
 Minor faulting of interbedded clay and sand of Talbot Formation on Morgan Creek | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Maryland |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Talbot County, Maryland |
| Named by | G. B. Shattuck (1901)[1] |
The Talbot Formation is a geologic formation in Maryland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The term is no longer formally recognized but occurs in geologic literature.[2] The term is retained as a geomorphic feature, the Talbot terrace.
See also
References
- ^ Shattuck, G.B., 1901, The Pleistocene problem of the north Atlantic Coastal Plain: Johns Hopkins University Circular, v. 20, no. 152, p. 69-75.
- ^ National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary, Talbot
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.