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Vicksburg - Red Bluff, USA
| Group | Vicksburg |
|---|---|
| Formation | Red Bluff |
| Age: | 33.9 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic |
| Interval | Rupelian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | claystone/siltstone |
| Number of Collections | 16 |
| Number of Occurrences | 285 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| MGS #39 | Wayne County, Mississippi, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| Melvin | Choctaw County, Alabama, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| Red Bluff | Wayne County, Mississippi, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| Byram's Ferry | Hinds County, Mississippi, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| M 5 | Choctaw County, Alabama, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| M 650 | Washington County, Alabama, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| Claiborne [Red Bluff Clay] | Monroe County, Alabama, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| PRI 1098 | Mississippi, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| PRI 794 | Mississippi, USA | Vicksburg - Red Bluff |
| Hiwannee | Wayne County, Mississippi, USA | Vicksburg - Red bluff |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | sandstone/siltstone, claystone/sandstone | 88 |
| Mint Spring | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | conglomerate/wackestone, "limestone"/wackestone, lime mudstone/wackestone, claystone/conglomerate, sandstone, marl | 465 |
| Red Bluff | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | claystone/ironstone, claystone/sandstone, claystone/siltstone, siltstone/ironstone, claystone, "shale" | 517 |
| Red Bluff Clay | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | limestone, claystone | 11 |
| Claiborne | 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | siliciclastic, sandstone | 63 |
| Claiborne - Cook Mountain | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | claystone, "limestone", sandstone, marl, not reported/marl | 1155 |
| Claiborne - Crockett - Stone City | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 201 |
| Claiborne - Gosport Sand | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | sandstone/"shale", sandstone | 1319 |
| Claiborne - Lisbon - lower Lisbon | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 14 |
| Claiborne - Lisbon - upper Lisbon | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | not reported/marl | 193 |
| Jackson | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | marl, claystone, sandstone, mudstone, "limestone" | 382 |
| Jackson - Moodys Branch | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | sandstone, siltstone, marl, "shale", "limestone", claystone, "siliciclastic", marl/sandstone | 1399 |
| Jackson - Yazoo - Cocoa sand | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | 3 | |
| Jackson - Yazoo - Pachuta | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | mixed carbonate-siliciclastic, marl, claystone | 62 |
| Jackson - Yazoo - Pachuta marl | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | marl | 14 |
| Jackson - Yazoo - Shubuta | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | 3 | |
| Jackson - Yazoo Clay | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | 7 | |
| Jackson or Vicksburg | 41.3 - 28.1 Ma Paleogene | 1 | |
| Vicksburg - Glendon | 33.9 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | limestone | 10 |
| Vicksburg - Marianna | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 4 | |
| Wilcox - Tuscahoma - Bells Landing Marl | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone | 387 |
| Wilcox - Tuscahoma - Greggs Landing Marl | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone | 185 |
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!
