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The Nanjemoy Formation (Early Eocene - Ypresian) is made up of two members, the Potapaco and Woodstock. The clayey sands and fauna of the primary collecting locale suggest a near shore (100-200m) marine environment. This fauna is rich in vertebrate fossils -- producing material from fishes, reptiles, birds and occasionally, land mammals. Besides abundant chondrichthyan teeth, this is one of the few locations where sea snake vertebrae may be deemed common. Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.

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  • The Nanjemoy Formation (Early Eocene - Ypresian) is made up of two members, the Potapaco and Woodstock. The clayey sands and fauna of the primary collecting locale suggest a near shore (100-200m) marine environment. This fauna is rich in vertebrate fossils -- producing material from fishes, reptiles, birds and occasionally, land mammals. Besides abundant chondrichthyan teeth, this is one of the few locations where sea snake vertebrae may be deemed common. Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
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  • The Nanjemoy Formation (Early Eocene - Ypresian) is made up of two members, the Potapaco and Woodstock. The clayey sands and fauna of the primary collecting locale suggest a near shore (100-200m) marine environment. This fauna is rich in vertebrate fossils -- producing material from fishes, reptiles, birds and occasionally, land mammals. Besides abundant chondrichthyan teeth, this is one of the few locations where sea snake vertebrae may be deemed common. Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
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