Cook Mountain Formation

Cook Mountain Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
Type Formation
Underlies Cockfield Formation
Overlies Sparta Formation
Location
Region Alabama
Country United States
Type section
Named for Cook Mountain, Houston County, Texas
Named by William Kennedy[1]

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

See also

References

  1. Kennedy, William (1891). Third annual report of the Geological Survey of Texas, 1891. Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History, p. 54-57.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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