Prehistoric Life of North Dakota
John W. Hoganson
North Dakota Geological Survey
Prehistoric Life Map
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TERTIARY
PALEOCENE
Golden Valley Formation
Cannonball, Ludlow and Slope Formations
MIOCENE
Arikaree Formation
EOCENE - OLIGOCENE
QUATERNARY
Coleharbor Group (glacial drift)
Lake sediment (silt and clay)
river and beach sediment (sand and gravel)
glacial sediment (till)
Flat to rolling land
Hilly Land