Yazoo Clay
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| Yazoo Clay | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Jackson Group |
| Sub-units | North Twistwood Creek Member, Cocoa Sand Member, Pachuta Marl Member, and Shubuta Member |
| Overlies | Moodys Branch Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | clay |
| Other | sand, marl |
| Location | |
| Region | Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Yazoo River |
Yazoo Clay is a clay geologic formation in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. It was named after a bluff along the Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Mississippi.[1] It contains is a type of clay known as montmorillonite, making it a poor foundation material due to the fact that moisture causes extreme changes in volume. Sand, pyrite, and marl have all been noted in the formation. It preserves fossils from the Eocene, including the prehistoric cetaceans Basilosaurus and Zygorhiza, and the marine snake Pterosphenus.[1][2] Sharks, rays, eels, and fish have also been found from the formation.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mississippi
- Paleontology in Alabama
- Paleontology in Mississippi
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