Claiborne Formation

Claiborne Formation
Claiborne Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
	Cladrastis-like sp. (Claiborne Formation, Eocene; w. Tennessee)
Type	Formation
Location
Region	Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, and Texas
Country	United States
Type section
Named by	Timothy Abbott Conrad

Last updated June 29, 2025

The Claiborne Formation or Claiborne Group is a geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, and Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period .

References

↑ Conrad, T.A. (1847). "Observations on the Eocene formation, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils of that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi, with an Appendix". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3: 280–282.

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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[1] Conrad, T.A. (1847). "Observations on the Eocene formation, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils of that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi, with an Appendix". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3: 280–282.

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Claiborne Formation

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