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The Precambrian in North Dakota, US

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Precambrian Fossils

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Paleontology and geology

Precambrian rocks are not exposed at the surface in North Dakota, but information about them comes from drill cores. These rocks, some of which are 2.6 billion years old, are mostly igneous and metamorphic. No fossils have been recorded from Precambrian rocks in North Dakota.


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