Citronelle Formation

Citronelle Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene (late Hemphillian)
~5.3–4.9 Ma
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TypeFormation
Lithology
Primarysand and gravelly sand[1]
Otherclay and sandy clay[1]
Location
Coordinates30°48′N 88°06′W / 30.8°N 88.1°W / 30.8; -88.1
Approximate paleocoordinates31°00′N 86°24′W / 31.0°N 86.4°W / 31.0; -86.4
RegionAlabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi
Country United States
Type section
Named forCitronelle, Alabama[2]
Named byG. C. Matson[2]
Citronelle Formation is located in the United States
Citronelle Formation
Citronelle Formation (the United States)
Citronelle Formation is located in Alabama
Citronelle Formation
Citronelle Formation (Alabama)
Pliocene Citronelle Formation geologic map

The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.[1]

Fossil content

It preserves fossils of:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Otvos, E.G., 2004. Lithofacies and depositional environments of the Pliocene Citronelle Formation, Gulf of Mexico coastal plain. Southeastern Geology, 43, pp.1-20.
  2. ^ a b Matson, G.C., 1916. The Pliocene Citronelle Formation of the Gulf Coastal Plain. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 98, pp. 167- 192.
  3. ^ Citronelle Formation at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

  • E. M. Manning and B. J. MacFadden. 1989. Pliocene three-toed horses from Louisiana, with comments on the Citronelle Formation. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 22(2):35-46
  • W. C. Isphording and G. M. Lamb. 1971. Age and origin of the Citronelle Formation in Alabama. Geological Society America Bulletin 82:775-780