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Jackson Group

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Jackson Group
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsWhite Bluff Formation, Redfield Formation
OverliesClaiborne Group
Location
Region Arkansas,  North Carolina
Country United States
Type section
Named byTimothy Abbott Conrad[1]
Jackson Group - stratigraphy

The Jackson Group is a geologic group in Arkansas and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene to Neogene period. The area is where the type specimen of Basilosaurus, an ancient whale first thought to be a reptile, was found.

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References

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  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.