Marks Head Formation
| Marks Head Formation Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian ~ | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Hawthorne Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°36′N 81°24′W / 32.6°N 81.4°WCoordinates: 32°36′N 81°24′W / 32.6°N 81.4°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 32°54′N 77°36′W / 32.9°N 77.6°W |
| Region |  Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Country |  United States |
  Marks Head Formation (the United States) | |
The Marks Head Formation is a geologic formation in Georgia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene period.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Paleontology in Georgia (U.S. state)
References[]
- ^ Marks Head Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography[]
- A. E. Pratt and R. M. Petkewich. 1989. Fossil vertebrates from the Marks Head Formation (Early Miocene) of Southeastern Georgia. Georgia Journal of Science 47(1):20-20
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Geologic formations of Florida
- Miocene Series of North America
- Neogene Georgia (U.S. state)
- Neogene Florida
- Burdigalian
- Sandstone formations
- Phosphorite formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Paleontology in Georgia (U.S. state)