Jackson Group

Jackson Group
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
Type Group
Sub-units White Bluff Formation, Redfield Formation
Overlies Claiborne Group
Location
Region  Arkansas,  North Carolina
Country  United States
Type section
Named by Timothy Abbott Conrad [1]

The Jackson Group is a geologic group in Arkansas and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

See also

References

  1. Conrad, T.A. (1847). "Observations on the Eocene formation, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils of that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi, with an Appendix". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3: 280–282.
  • 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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