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Fossil content

It preserves
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* '' Nannippus cf. lenticularis'' * '' Neohipparion eurystyle'' * '' Pomatodelphis inaequalis'' * '' Synthetoceras cf. tricornatus'' * '' Anomia taylorensis'' * '' Cassidulus gouldii'' * '' Chlamys chickaria'' * '' Chlamys gainstownensis'' * '' Chlamys glendonensis'' * '' Chlamys mcquirti'' * ''
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'' * '' Pecten howei'' * '' Caretta sp.'' * '' Teleoceras sp.'' * '' Trionyx sp.'' * Camelidae indet. * Cervidae indet. * Scombroidei indet.


See also

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Alabama, U.S. Sites See also * Paleontology in Alabama References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama Alabama Stratigraphic un ...
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Louisiana This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Louisiana, U.S. Sites See also * Paleontology in Louisiana References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Louisiana Louisiana Stratigr ...
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Paleontology in Alabama Paleontology in Alabama refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Alabama. Pennsylvanian plant fossils are common, especially around coal mines. During the early Paleozoic, Alabama was at l ...
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Paleontology in Louisiana Paleontology in Louisiana refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Louisiana. Outcrops of fossil-bearing sediments and sedimentary rocks within Louisiana are quite rare. In part, this is beca ...
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Alachua Formation The Alachua Formation is a Miocene geologic formation in Florida. The claystones, sandstones and phosphorites of the formation preserve many fossils of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, among others megalodon. Fossil content The formation has ...
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Chagres Formation The Chagres Formation (Tc)Geologic Map, 1980 is a geologic formation in the Colón Province of central Panama. The sandstones and siltstones were deposited in a shallow marine environment and preserve fossils dating back to the Middle to Late Mio ...
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Goliad Formation The Goliad Formation (Tg)Page et al., 2005, p.5 is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Serravallian to earliest Pliocene stages (Clarendonian, Hemphillian and earliest Blancan in the NALMA classification) of the ...
* Rattlesnake Formation


References

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Further reading

* E. M. Manning and B. J. MacFadden. 1989. Pliocene three-toed horses from Louisiana, with comments on the Citronelle Formation. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 22(2):35-46 * W. C. Isphording and G. M. Lamb. 1971. Age and origin of the Citronelle Formation in Alabama. Geological Society America Bulletin 82:775-780 * L. N. Glawe. 1966. Geologic section exposed in Lone Star Cement Company quarry at St. Stephens Bluff on Tombigbee River, 2 2 miles northeast of the present town of St Stephens, Ala. Facies Changes in the Alabama Tertiary 95-98 Geologic formations of the United States Pliocene Series of North America Neogene Alabama Neogene Florida Neogene Louisiana Neogene Mississippi Neogene Georgia (U.S. state) Hemphillian Sandstone formations of the United States Shale formations of the United States Marl formations Limestone formations Lagoonal deposits Shallow marine deposits Paleontology in Alabama Paleontology in Louisiana