Potomac Formation
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The Potomac Formation consists of Lower Cretaceous to Upper Cretaceous strata located in Delaware
, Maryland
, and New Jersey
, in the eastern United States
.
Flora found include large cycads.
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, and New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, in the eastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Flora found include large cycads.