The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Fossil content
It preserves fossils of:
Nannippus cf. lenticularis
Neohipparion eurystyle
Pomatodelphis inaequalis
Synthetoceras cf. tricornatus
Anomia taylorensis
Cassidulus gouldii
Chlamys chickaria
Chlamys gainstownensis
Chlamys glendonensis
Chlamys mcquirti
Kuphus incrassatus
Pecten howei
Caretta sp. Teleoceras sp. Trionyx sp. Camelidae indet. Cervidae indet. Scombroidei indet.
See also
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Louisiana
Paleontology in Alabama
Paleontology in Louisiana
Alachua Formation
Chagres Formation
Goliad Formation
Rattlesnake Formation
References
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 L. N. Glawe. 1966. Geologic section exposed in Lone Star Cement Company quarry at St. Stephens Bluff on Tombigbee River, 2 2 miles northeast of the present town of St Stephens, Ala. Facies Changes in the Alabama Tertiary 95-98
Geologic formations of the United States
Pliocene Series of North America
Neogene Alabama
Neogene Florida
Neogene Louisiana
Neogene Mississippi
Neogene Georgia (U.S. state) Hemphillian Sandstone formations of the United States Shale formations of the United States Marl formations Limestone formations Lagoonal deposits Shallow marine deposits Paleontology in Alabama Paleontology in Louisiana