Marks Head Formation Explained

The Marks Head Formation is a geologic formation within the Hawthorn Group, located in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida. It preserves fossils dating back to the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene period.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Paleontology in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

Bibliography

• A. E. Pratt and R. M. Petkewich. 1989. Fossil vertebrates from the Marks Head Formation (Early Miocene) of Southeastern Georgia. Georgia Journal of Science 47(1):20-20

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Hawthorne&group_formation_member=Marks%20Head Marks Head Formation
2. Scott . Thomas M. . 1988 . The lithostratigraphy of the Hawthorn Group (Miocene) of Florida: Florida Geological Survey Bulletin 59 . Florida Geological Survey . 34.