Marks Head Formation

Marks Head Formation
Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian
~20–16 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofHawthorne Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherPhosphorite
Location
Coordinates32°36′N 81°24′W / 32.6°N 81.4°W / 32.6; -81.4
Approximate paleocoordinates32°54′N 77°36′W / 32.9°N 77.6°W / 32.9; -77.6
RegionGeorgia
CountryUnited States
Marks Head Formation is located in the United States
Marks Head Formation
Marks Head Formation (the United States)
Marks Head Formation is located in Georgia
Marks Head Formation
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

References

  1. ^ Marks Head Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Scott, Thomas M. (1988). The lithostratigraphy of the Hawthorn Group (Miocene) of Florida: Florida Geological Survey Bulletin 59 (PDF) (Report). Florida Geological Survey. p. 34.

Bibliography

  • 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

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