Claiborne Formation

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Claiborne Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
File:Cladrastis-like sp. (Claiborne Formation, Eocene; w. Tennessee, USA) (49034345168).jpg
Cladrastis-like sp. (Claiborne Formation, Eocene; w. Tennessee)
TypeFormation
Location
RegionArkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, and Texas
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named byTimothy Abbott Conrad[1]
File:Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippian and Alabama stratigraphic column.png
Claiborne Formation - stratigraphy

The Claiborne Formation, also referred to as the Claiborne Group, is a geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, and Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period .

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