| Chandler Bridge Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Chattian (Arikareean) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Cooper Group |
| Underlies | Edisto Formation |
| Overlies | Ashley Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°48′N 79°48′W / 32.8°N 79.8°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 32°54′N 74°12′W / 32.9°N 74.2°W |
| Region |  South Carolina |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Chandler Bridge |
  Chandler Bridge Formation (the United States)  Chandler Bridge Formation (South Carolina) | |
The Chandler Bridge Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Chattian (Late Oligocene) of the Paleogene period, corresponding to the Arikareean in the NALMA classification.[1] The formation overlies the Ashley Formation and is overlain by the Edisto Formation.[2]
- ^ Chandler Bridge Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Albright et al., 2019, p.84