Bashi Formation

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Bashi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian)
~55–50  Ma
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Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Marl
Location
Coordinates 32°24′N88°42′W / 32.4°N 88.7°W / 32.4; -88.7
Approximate paleocoordinates 34°30′N74°06′W / 34.5°N 74.1°W / 34.5; -74.1
RegionFlag of Alabama.svg  Alabama
Flag of Mississippi (2001-2020).svg Mississippi
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
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Bashi Formation (the United States)
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Bashi Formation (Mississippi)

The Bashi Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama and Mississippi. It is named for Bashi Creek in northern Clarke County, Alabama, which cuts through some of its exposures. It preserves fossils dating back to the Eocene period, or Wasatchian in the NALMA classification. [1]

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Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]

Reptiles
Fish [3] [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Bashi Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. 1 2 Parmley & Case, 1988
  3. Case & Leggett, 1999
  4. Case, 1994

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