PALEONTOLOGICAL MUSEUM and STUDY COLLECTIONS
A. Hugh Adams Central Campus - John H. Payne Hall
FORMATIONS - MIOCENE - CHESAPEAKE GROUP
| Chesapeake Group - siliciclastics, clays, sands (small carbonate shells), similar to Hawthorn but no phosphorites |
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in Florida smectites (sepiolites, illites, montmorillonites) |
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| PLIOCENE |
Piacenzian |
Yorktown |
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Jackson Bluff Fm = Yorktown Zone 2 |
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Fm |
Zone 1 |
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Zanclean |
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Messinian |
Eastover |
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Fm |
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Tortonian |
St. Mary's |
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Fm |
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| MIOCENE |
Serravallian |
Choptank Fm |
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Langhian |
Calvert Fm |
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Burdigalian |
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Aquitanian |
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| OLIGOCENE |
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Broward College A. Hugh Adams Central Campus |
A. Hugh Adams Central Campus
3501 SW Davie Road
John H. Payne Hall, Building 7
Davie, FL 33314