Citronelle Formation

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Citronelle Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene (late Hemphillian)
~5.3–4.9  Ma
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Outcrops of the Citronelle Formation in Georgia, in front of and below the train engine
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Claystone, sandstone
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Location
Coordinates 30°48′N88°06′W / 30.8°N 88.1°W / 30.8; -88.1
Approximate paleocoordinates 31°00′N86°24′W / 31.0°N 86.4°W / 31.0; -86.4
Region Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi
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Citronelle Formation (the United States)
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Citronelle Formation (Alabama)
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Pliocene Citronelle Formation geologic map

The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.

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It preserves fossils of: [1]

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References

  1. Citronelle Formation at Fossilworks.org

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