Cook Mountain Formation Explained

Cook Mountain Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Paleogene
Period:Paleogene
Namedfor:Cook Mountain, Houston County, Texas
Namedby:William Kennedy[1]
Region:Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
Country:United States
Underlies:Cockfield Formation
Overlies:Sparta Formation

The Cook Mountain Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kennedy. William. Third annual report of the Geological Survey of Texas, 1891. 1891. Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History, p. 54-57.