Clinchfield Formation

Clinchfield Formation
Clinchfield Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
Type	Formation
Location
Region	Georgia
Country	United States

Last updated October 24, 2025

The Clinchfield Formation is a geologic formation in Georgia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. It preserves the most diverse Eocene fossil turtle assemblage in all of southeastern North America.^[1]

References

↑ Parmley, Dennis; Howard Hutchison, J.; Parham, James F. (1 September 2006). "Diverse Turtle Fauna from the Late Eocene of Georgia Including the Oldest Records of Aquatic Testudinoids in Southeastern North America" . Journal of Herpetology . 40 (3): 343–350. doi:10.1670/0022-1511(2006)40[343:DTFFTL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0022-1511 . Retrieved 12 August 2024– via BioOne Digital Library.

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

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[1] Parmley, Dennis; Howard Hutchison, J.; Parham, James F. (1 September 2006). "Diverse Turtle Fauna from the Late Eocene of Georgia Including the Oldest Records of Aquatic Testudinoids in Southeastern North America" . Journal of Herpetology . 40 (3): 343–350. doi:10.1670/0022-1511(2006)40[343:DTFFTL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0022-1511 . Retrieved 12 August 2024– via BioOne Digital Library.

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Clinchfield Formation

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