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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mississippi

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This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Mississippi, U.S.

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Bashi Formation Paleogene
Byram Formation Paleogene
Byram Marl Paleogene
Chickasawhay Formation Paleogene
Chiwapa Formation Cretaceous
Claiborne Group/Lisbon Formation Paleogene
Claiborne Group/Winona Formation Paleogene
Cockfield Formation Paleogene
Coffee Sand Cretaceous
Cook Mountain Formation Paleogene
Eutaw Formation Cretaceous
Eutaw Group/McShan Group Cretaceous
Forest Hill Formation Paleogene
Glendon Formation Paleogene
Glendon Limestone Paleogene
Jackson Formation Paleogene
Jackson Group/Moodys Branch Formation Paleogene
Jackson Group/Yazoo Clay Paleogene
Kosciusko Formation Paleogene
Marianna Limestone Paleogene
Midway Group/Clayton Formation Paleogene
Mint Springs Marl Paleogene
Moodys Branch Formation Paleogene
Owl Creek Formation Cretaceous
Pensacola Formation Neogene
Prairie Bluff Cretaceous
Prairie Bluff Chalk Cretaceous
Red Bluff Clay Paleogene
Ripley Formation Cretaceous
Selma Group Cretaceous
Tallahatta Formation Paleogene
Tuscahoma Formation Paleogene
Vicksburg Group/Byram Formation Paleogene
Vicksburg Group/Marianna Formation Paleogene
Vicksburg Group/Mint Springs Formation Paleogene
Vicksburg Group/Red Bluff Formation Paleogene
Wautubbee Formation Paleogene
Wilcox Group/Hatchetigbee Bluff Formation Paleogene
Yazoo Clay Paleogene

See also

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References

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  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.