Buckingham Limestone

Buckingham Limestone
Stratigraphic range: 4.2-3.1 Ma
TypeMember
Unit ofTamiami Formation
UnderliesOchopee Limestone
OverliesMurdock Station Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, Marl
OtherPhosphate
Location
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States

The Buckingham Limestone is the earliest geologic member of the Tamiami Formation, a large lagerstätte in Florida. It preserves fossils dating back to the Piacenzian.

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