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      - Albian
        
        upper Albian (1)
      - Aptian
        
        lower Aptian (1)
      - Barremian (2)
      - Bear River Formation (1)
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      - Blackleaf Formation (1)
      - Cadomin Formation (1)
      - Clearwater Formation (1)
      - Gething Formation (3)
      - Hauterivian (1)
      - Mannville Group (7)
      - McMurray Formation (4)
      - Missisauga Formation (1)
      - Moosebar Formation (1)
      - Mowry Shale (6)
      - Muddy Sandstone (1)
      - Muderong Shale (1)
      - Neocomian (3)
      - Pebble Shale (1)
      - Rodessa Formation (1)
      - Thamama Group (1)
      - Torok Formation (2)
      - Travis Peak Formation (1)
      - Valanginian (2)
    - Lower Greensand (1)
    - Mancos Shale (3)
    - Middle Cretaceous (12)
    - Nanushuk Group (3)
    - Upper Cretaceous
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      - Black Creek Formation (1)
      - Bridge Creek Limestone Member (1)
      - Buda Limestone (1)
      - Campanian (3)
      - Carlile Shale (3)
      - Cenomanian (14)
      - Codell Sandstone Member (1)
      - Cody Shale (2)
      - Colville Group (1)
      - Coniacian (3)
      - Duwi Formation (2)
      - Eutaw Formation (1)
      - Ferron Sandstone Member (1)
      - Fort Hays Limestone Member (1)
      - Fox Hills Formation (1)
      - Frontier Formation (3)
      - Fruitland Formation (2)
      - Ghareb Formation (2)
      - Greenhorn Limestone (3)
      - Gulfian
        
        Austin Chalk (1)
        
        Eagle Ford Formation (1)
        
        Woodbine Formation (1)
      - Holz Shale (1)
      - Honna Formation (1)
      - K-T boundary (1)
      - La Luna Formation (1)
      - Ladd Formation (1)
      - Lance Formation (1)
      - Maestrichtian (3)
      - Niobrara Formation (6)
      - Pakawau Group (1)
      - Pictured Cliffs Sandstone (2)
      - Pierre Shale (6)
      - Rosario Formation (1)
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      - Senonian (9)
      - Shannon Sandstone Member (1)
      - Sharon Springs Member (1)
      - Smoky Hill Chalk Member (2)
      - Tropic Shale (1)
      - Turonian (11)
      - Tuscaloosa Formation (2)
      - Williams Fork Formation (2)
      - Wyandot Formation (1)
    - Viking Formation (2)
    - Yezo Group (1)
  - Franciscan Complex (3)
  - Jurassic
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    - Kingak Shale (3)
    - Lower Jurassic
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      - Hettangian (1)
      - lower Liassic (1)
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      - Nordegg Member (3)
      - Pliensbachian (3)
      - Portland Formation (1)
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      - Toarcian (4)
      - upper Liassic (5)
    - Mic Mac Formation (1)
    - Middle Jurassic
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      - Bathonian (1)
      - Callovian (5)
      - Dogger (1)