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Late Cretaceous fish from the Blufftown Formation (Campanian) in western Georgia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

Gerard R. Case  and
David R. Schwimmer
Gerard R. Case
Affiliation:
129 Carlton Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
David R. Schwimmer
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia 31993
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Abstract

A Campanian fish assemblage is described from the uppermost Blufftown Formation in western Georgia. Fifteen chondrichthyan and eight osteichthyan taxa are identified, virtually all for the first time from the region. The study area represented a transitional zone between the Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain Provinces during the Late Cretaceous, and shows faunal relationships with both.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , March 1988 , pp. 290 - 301
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