DeGrey Member of Pierre Shale (NE*,ND*,SD*)
Late Cretaceous (Campanian)*
Type locality: west edge of NW/4, sec. 8, T. 109 N., R. 75 W., Hughes Co., central SD. Named from DeGrey Post Office and store. Type section is 2 mi southeast of DeGrey in cut-bank of Missouri River (Crandell, 1950).
Salina basin*
Sioux uplift*
Williston basin*
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