The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
| Citronelle Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene (late Hemphillian) ~ | |
_1_(23119217632).jpg) Outcrops of the Citronelle Formation in Georgia, in front of and below the train engine | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone, sandstone |
| Other | Marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30°48′N 88°06′W / 30.8°N 88.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 31°00′N 86°24′W / 31.0°N 86.4°W |
| Region | Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi |
| Country |  United States |
  Citronelle Formation (the United States)  Citronelle Formation (Alabama) | |
Fossil content
edit- Nannippus cf. lenticularis
- Neohipparion eurystyle
- Pomatodelphis inaequalis
- Synthetoceras cf. tricornatus
- Anomia taylorensis
- Cassidulus gouldii
- Chlamys chickaria
- Chlamys gainstownensis
- Chlamys glendonensis
- Chlamys mcquirti
- Kuphus incrassatus
- Pecten howei
- Caretta sp.
- Teleoceras sp.
- Trionyx sp.
- Camelidae indet.
- Cervidae indet.
- Scombroidei indet.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Citronelle Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- 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