Prairie Bluff Chalk

The Prairie Bluff Chalk is a geologic formation in Alabama and Mississippi. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.[2][3]

Prairie Bluff Chalk Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
Prairie Bluff Chalk Formation (Starkville, Mississippi)
Type	Formation
Unit of	Selma Group[1]
Lithology
Primary	Chalk
Location
Region	Alabama and  Mississippi[1]
Country	USA

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mississippi
• Paleontology in Alabama
• Paleontology in Mississippi

References

1. "Geolex — Unit Summary: Prairie Bluff Chalk". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
2. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
3. "Selma Group; Prairie Bluff Chalk (ALKpb;1)". mrdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-08.