Citronelle Formation
Geologic formation in the southern United States
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The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.[1]
| Citronelle Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene (late Hemphillian) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sand and gravelly sand[1] |
| Other | clay and sandy clay[1] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30.8°N 88.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 31.0°N 86.4°W |
| Region | Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Citronelle, Alabama[2] |
| Named by | G. C. Matson[2] |
 Citronelle Formation (the United States)  Citronelle Formation (Alabama) | |
Fossil content
- 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.