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Yazoo, USA
| Formation | Yazoo |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | Cocoa Sand Pachuta Marl Shubuta |
| Age: | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
| Interval | Late Eocene |
| Lithology | marl, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byram | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | claystone/sandstone, sandstone, claystone, marl, mudstone | 442 |
| Byram - Glendon Limestone | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | limestone, "limestone"/marl | 6 |
| Citronelle | 10.3 - 4.90 Ma Neogene | marl/"limestone" | 12 |
| Gosport Sand | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | sandstone/"shale", sandstone | 12 |
| Marianna | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | limestone | 23 |
| Moodys Branch | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | shale, sandstone, siltstone, claystone, marl, "siliciclastic", "limestone" | 1468 |
| Red Bluff | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | claystone/ironstone, claystone/sandstone, claystone/siltstone, siltstone/ironstone, claystone, "shale" | 517 |
| Yazoo - Cocoa Sand | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | 135 | |
| Yazoo - Pachuta Marl | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | marl | 5 |
| Yazoo - Shubuta | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | marl | 4 |
| Claiborne - Cook Mountain | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | claystone, "limestone", sandstone, marl, not reported/marl | 1155 |
| Jackson - Cocoa Sand | 33.9 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | 38 | |
| Jackson - Yazoo - Pachuta | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | mixed carbonate-siliciclastic, marl, claystone | 62 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
