| Marks Head Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Hawthorne Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°36′N 81°24′W / 32.6°N 81.4°W / 32.6; -81.4 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 32°54′N 77°36′W / 32.9°N 77.6°W / 32.9; -77.6 |
| Region | Georgia |
| Country | United States |
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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.12
See also
See also
References
References
- Marks Head Formation at Fossilworks.org
- 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