Template:Infobox rockunit

Dakota Formation / Group
Dakota Formation / Group
Stratigraphic range: ; Albian-Cenomanian,; around 100–95 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Cretaceous chalk
Cretaceous chalk
; Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lithology
Primary	Chalk
Location
Country	U.K.

Marcellus Formation
Marcellus Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid Devonian, ~395–390 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, New York
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Hamilton Group
Sub-units	{list of sub-units}
Underlies	Mahantango Formation
Overlies	Onondaga Formation
Area	{area}
Thickness	up to 900 feet (270 m)
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Slate, Limestone, Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	42°59′N 76°20′W / 42.99°N 76.34°W
Region	Appalachian Basin of; eastern North America
Country	{country}
Extent	600 miles (970 km)
Type section
Named for	Marcellus, New York
Named by	James Hall
Year defined	1839
Country	United States
	; Extent of the Marcellus Formation

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{{{name}}} will default to the name of the page if unspecified.
{{{period}}} should specify the main period in which the unit lies; if this value is a unlinked standard period name, this value will colour the taxobox according to the international standard period colours.
If {{{age}}} is unspecified, then the value of {{{period}}} will also be used to illustrate the unit's stratigraphic range (see Template:Period color).
When specified, the mark up text for {{{age}}} appears for the unit's stratigraphic range, and if includes Template:fossilrange or Template:Geological range may illustrate the unit's temporal range (see examples).

{{Infobox rockunit
| name           = 
| period         = 
| age            = 
| image          = 
| imagesize      = 
| caption        = 
| type           = [[Geological formation]]
| prilithology   = 
| otherlithology = 
| unitof         = 
| subunits       = 
| underlies      = 
| overlies       = 
| thickness      = up to {{Convert||ft|m|-1}}
| area           = 
| map            = 
| map_caption    = 
<!----Location---->
| location       = 
| coordinates    = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}} 
| region         = 
| country        = 
| extent         = {{Convert||mi|km}}
<!--Type section--->
| namedfor       = <!--Usually a nearby town-->
| namedby        = <!--Author of defining paper-->
| year_ts        = <!--Year of definition-->
| location_ts    = <!--Place,mountain,...-->
| coordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Geographic coordinates-->
| paleocoordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Paleocoordinates-->
| region_ts      = <!--Region of type section-->
| country_ts     = <!--Country of type section-->
| thickness_ts   = <!--Thickness at type section-->
}}

Usage examples

{{Infobox rockunit
 | name = Marcellus Formation
 | age = Mid Devonian, ~{{fossil range|395|390}}
 | period = Mid Devonian
 | image = MarcellusShaleBank1.jpg
 | imagesize = 180px
 | type = [[Geological formation]]
 | prilithology = [[Shale]]
 | otherlithology = [[Slate]], [[Limestone]], [[Sandstone]]
 | region = [[Appalachian Basin]] of
             <br><eastern North America
 | country = {country}
 | coordinates = {{coord|42.99|N|76.34|W}}
 | caption = Marcellus shale exposure 
             above Marcellus, New York
 | unitof = [[Hamilton Group]]
 | subunits = {list of sub-units}
 | underlies = [[Mahantango Formation]]
 | overlies = [[Onondaga Formation]]
 | thickness = up to {{convert|900|ft|m|-1}}
 | extent = {{convert|600|mi|km}}
 | area = {area}
 | map = Little Belts.PNG
 | map_caption = Extent of the Marcellus Formation

| namedfor       = [[Marcellus (village), New York|Marcellus, New York]]
| namedby        = [[James Hall (paleontologist)|James Hall]]
| year_ts        = 1839

| location_ts    = <!--Place,mountain,...-->
| coordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Geographic coordinates-->

| region_ts      = <!--Region of type section-->
| country_ts     = United States
| thickness_ts   = <!--Thickness at type section-->
}}

{{infobox rockunit
 | name = Cretaceous chalk
 | period = Late Cretaceous
 | prilithology = Chalk
 | country = U.K.
}}

Because the Dakota straddles the Albian-Cenomanian (early/late) boundary, the Cretaceous is used for the colour:

{{Infobox rockunit
 | name           = Dakota Formation / Group
 | age            = <br/>[[Albian]]-[[Cenomanian]],<br/>around {{fossilrange|100|95}}
 | period         = Cretaceous
}}

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age	`age`	no description	Unknown	optional

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Cretaceous chalk
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lithology
Primary	Chalk
Location
Country	U.K.