Marks Head Formation
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| Marks Head Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Hawthorne Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Georgia |
| Country | United States |
Marks Head Formation (the United States) Marks Head Formation (Georgia) | |
The Marks Head Formation is a geologic formation within the Hawthorn Group, located in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida. It preserves fossils dating back to the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene period.[1][2]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Paleontology in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Marks Head Formation at Fossilworks.org
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- A. E. Pratt and R. M. Petkewich. 1989. Fossil vertebrates from the Marks Head Formation (Early Miocene) of Southeastern Georgia. Georgia Journal of Science 47(1):20-20