Tuscahoma Formation
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| Tuscahoma Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Thanetian to Ypresian, | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Wilcox Group |
| Sub-units | Bells Landing Member, Greggs Landing Member |
| Underlies | Bashi Formation |
| Overlies | Nanafalia Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Mississippi, Alabama |
| Country |  United States |
The Tuscahoma Formation or Tuscahoma Sand is a geologic formation in Mississippi and Alabama, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the early Paleogene period, from the Late Paleocene and Early Eocene.[1] It was primarily deposited in a marine habitat, but one Wasatchian-aged locality near Meridian, Mississippi was deposited in an estuarine habitat that preserves a significant terrestrial vertebrate fauna.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Geolex — Tuscahoma publications". ngmdb.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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