Saratoga Chalk

Saratoga Chalk
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
Saratoga Chalk; Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
	Fossils from the Saratoga Chalk
Type	Formation
Underlies	Nacatoch Formation
Overlies	Marlbrook Formation
Thickness	20 to 70 feet[1]
Location
Region	Arkansas
Country	United States
Type section
Named by	John Casper Branner[2]

The Saratoga Chalk is a geologic formation in Arkansas.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

Paleofauna

B. ovatus[3]

B. undatus[3]

D. navarroense[3]

H. pumilis[3]

J. nodosus[3]

L. oronensis[3]

N. approximans[3]

N. colubriformis[3]

N. draconis[3]

N. helicinum[3]

N. hyatti[3]

N. pauper[3]

P. arkansanus[3]

P. galicianum[3]

McFarland, John David (2004) [1998]. "Stratigraphic summary of Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular. 36: 30.
Branner, J.C. (1898). "The cement-materials of southwest Arkansas". Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. 27: 52–59.
Kennedy, W. J.; Cobban, W. A. (1993). "Ammonites from the Saratoga Chalk (Upper Cretaceous), Arkansas". Journal of Paleontology. 67 (3): 404–434.

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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