Forest Hill Formation

Forest Hill Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
The Forest Hill formation at the Mississippi Petrified Forest
Type	Formation
Location
Region	Mississippi
Country	United States

The Forest Hill Formation is a geologic formation in Mississippi. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene period, most notably a petrified forest, the Mississippi Petrified Forest. ^[2] It is composed of loess, fine sand and clay, and some lignite coal. ^[1]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Mississippi portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mississippi
• Paleontology in Mississippi

References

1. "Surface Geologic Unit Descriptions for Mississippi" (PDF). www.mdeq.ms.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
2. Counts, Makenna (30 May 2024). "Mississippi Petrified Forest". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Center for Study of Southern Culture. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.