The Chapman Ranch Formation is a
geologic formation
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
in
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Ordovician
The Ordovician ( ) is a geologic period and System (geology), system, the second of six periods of the Paleozoic Era (geology), Era. The Ordovician spans 41.6 million years from the end of the Cambrian Period million years ago (Mya) to the start ...
period
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* Era, a length or span of time
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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* Periodic sentence (or rhetorical period), a concept ...
.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Oklahoma, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in Oklahoma
References
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List of Formations in the National Geologic Map Database
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Paleontology in Oklahoma
Paleontology in Oklahoma refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma has a rich fossil record spanning all three eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. Oklahoma is the best source of Pe ...
References
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Ordovician geology of Oklahoma
Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits
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