Tuscahoma Formation Explained

Tuscahoma Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Thanetian to Ypresian,
Prilithology:Sandstone
Region:Mississippi, Alabama
Unitof:Wilcox Group
Subunits:Bells Landing Member, Greggs Landing Member
Underlies:Bashi Formation
Overlies:Nanafalia Formation
Period:Thanetian

The Tuscahoma Formation or Tuscahoma Sand is a geologic formation in Mississippi and Alabama, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the early Paleogene period, from the Late Paleocene and Early Eocene.[1] It was primarily deposited in a marine habitat, but one Wasatchian-aged locality near Meridian, Mississippi was deposited in an estuarine habitat that preserves a significant terrestrial vertebrate fauna.[2]

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  1. Web site: Geolex — Tuscahoma publications . 2024-11-21 . ngmdb.usgs.gov.
  2. Web site: PBDB Collection . 2024-11-21 . paleobiodb.org.