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Claiborne - Santee Limestone, USA
| Group | Claiborne |
|---|---|
| Formation | Santee Limestone |
| Age: | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene |
| Interval | Bartonian |
| Number of Collections | 5 |
| Number of Occurrences | 31 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| M 364 | Jones County, North Carolina, USA | Claiborne - Santee Limestone |
| Wilmington - Waccamaw Formation | New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA | Claiborne - Santee Limestone |
| Monks Corner | Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA | Claiborne - Santee Limestone |
| Sta. 7867 - Eutaw Springs [Santee Limestone] | Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA | Claiborne - Santee Limestone |
| PRI 2262 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA | Claiborne - Santee Limestone |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | limestone, marl | 13 |
| Penholloway | 2.59 - 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | siliciclastic | 1 |
| Santee Limestone | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | grainstone/wackestone, wackestone/grainstone, "limestone" | 418 |
| Waccamaw | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | sandstone, "reef rocks", marl, siltstone, claystone | 924 |
| Claiborne - Castle Hayne | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | limestone | 88 |
| Claiborne - Castle Hayne and Santee Limestone | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | 1 | |
| Claiborne - McBean | 41.3 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 226 |
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!
