Nacatoch Formation
{{Short description|Geological formation in Arkansas}}
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| name = Nacatoch Formation
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| type = Formation
| age = Late Cretaceous
| period = Upper Cretaceous
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| namedfor = Nacatoch Bluff on the Little Missouri River, Clark County, Arkansas
| namedby = Albert Homer Purdue{{cite journal|last1=Veatch|first1=A.C.|title=Underground waters of eastern United States|journal=U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper|date=1905|volume=114|page=183}}
| region = Arkansas
| country = United States
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| underlies = Arkadelphia Marl
| overlies = Saratoga Formation
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The Nacatoch Formation is a geologic formation in Arkansas, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
See also
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References
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- {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
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