Bashi Formation
Bashi Formation Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian) ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Marl |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32°24′N 88°42′W / 32.4°N 88.7°WCoordinates: 32°24′N 88°42′W / 32.4°N 88.7°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 34°30′N 74°06′W / 34.5°N 74.1°W |
Region | Alabama Mississippi |
Country | United States |
Bashi Formation (the United States) |
The Bashi Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama and Mississippi. It is named for Bashi Creek in northern Clarke County, Alabama, which cuts through some of its exposures. It preserves fossils dating back to the Eocene period, or Wasatchian in the NALMA classification.[1]
Fossil content[]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
- Reptiles
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Bashi Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b Parmley & Case, 1988
- ^ Case & Leggett, 1999
- ^ Case, 1994
Bibliography[]
- , and . 1999. Cretolamna cf. C. aschersoni (Stromer) (Neoselachii: Cretoxyrhinidae),from the Late Paleocene/Early Eocene of Mississippi, USA, with Comparisons to Moroccan Fauna. 6. 25–28.
- Palaeontographica Abteilung A 230. 97–138. . 1994. Fossil fish remains from the Late Paleocene Tuscahoma and Early Eocene Bashi Formations of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Part I. Selachians.
- Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8. 334–339. , and . 1988. Palaeopheid snakes from the Gulf Coastal region of North America.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Alabama
- Geologic formations of Mississippi
- Paleogene Alabama
- Paleogene Mississippi
- Ypresian Stage
- Wasatchian
- Marl formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Paleontology in Alabama
- Paleontology in Mississippi