Choptank Formation


The Choptank Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating from the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.

Fossils

The Choptank Formation is extremely fossiliferous. Some of the fossil species represented include the following:

Sharks

Rays and Other Cartilaginous Fish

Fish

Cetaceans

Pinnipeds

Crocodilians

Invertebrates

Terrestrial Mammals