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Midway - Porters Creek, USA
| Group | Midway |
|---|---|
| Formation | Porters Creek |
| Member(s) | Lower Matthews Landing Marl |
| Age: | 66.0 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene |
| Interval | Danian - Selandian |
| Lithology | claystone, "siliciclastic" |
| Number of Collections | 27 |
| Number of Occurrences | 134 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | packstone, sandstone/claystone | 46 |
| Porters Creek - Matthews Landing Marl | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene | marl, claystone | 170 |
| Claiborne - McBean | 41.3 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 226 |
| Midway | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | sandstone, "siliciclastic", marl, claystone, "limestone", "shale" | 101 |
| Midway - Clayton | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | limestone, marl, "carbonate", "siliciclastic", "limestone"/siltstone | 171 |
| Midway - Kincaid | 66.0 - 58.7 Ma Paleocene | sandstone, claystone, "carbonate", marl, packstone, "limestone", "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" | 455 |
| Midway - Naheola | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 17 | |
| Midway - Naheola - Oak Hill | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene | claystone/sandstone | 21 |
| Midway - Porters Creek - Lower | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 4 | |
| Midway - Porters Creek - Matthews Landing Marl | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene | marl, sandstone/claystone, claystone, mudstone | 306 |
| Midway - Sucarnochee Clay | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | claystone | 5 |
| Selma | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone, chalk | 76 |
| Wilcox - Nanafalia | 61.6 - 48.6 Ma Paleogene | sandstone | 34 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
