Earth:Salt Mountain Limestone
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Short description: Geologic formation in Alabama and Mississippi, United States
| Salt Mountain Limestone Stratigraphic range: Thanetian ~58–55 Ma | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region |  Alabama Mississippi |
| Country |  United States |
The Salt Mountain Limestone is a geologic formation in southern Alabama and Mississippi.[1][2]
It is a Paleogene Period limestone formation.[1] and preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
Name
The name Salt Mountain Limestone replaced the descriptive name "Coral limestone" with Glendon limestone and replaced the paleontologic name "Orbitoidal limestone" with Marianna limestone. Both of these limestones are exposed near Salt Mountain, "which is now considered to be a tilted block brought up by the Jackson fault.[1]
See also
- Limestone formations in the United States
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
- Paleontology in Alabama
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Usgs.gov: Geolex - Salt Mountain Limestone — map & publications.
- ↑ ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
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