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Crystal River Formation

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Crystal River Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Priabonian
A light colored crumbly boulder packed with scallops with an estwing hammer for scale
The Crystal River Formation
TypeFormation
UnderliesSuwannee Limestone
OverliesWilliston Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States

The Crystal River Formation is a geologic formation in Florida. It preserves fossils dating back to the Priabonian age.[1]

A sea urchin from the Crystal River Formation

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References

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  1. Waters, Laura A.; Mancini, Ernest A. (1983). "Upper Eocene-Lower Oligocene Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy and Paleoecology in Eastern Gulf Coast Region: ABSTRACT". AAPG Bulletin. 67 (3): 567–567. ISSN 0149-1423.