Citronelle Formation

The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Fossil content

It preserves fossils of:

• Nannippus cf. lenticularis
• Neohipparion eurystyle
• Pomatodelphis inaequalis
• Synthetoceras cf. tricornatus
• Anomia taylorensis
• Cassidulus gouldii
• Chlamys chickaria
• Chlamys gainstownensis
• Chlamys glendonensis
• Chlamys mcquirti
• Kuphus incrassatus
• Pecten howei
• Caretta sp.
• Teleoceras sp.
• Trionyx sp.
• Camelidae indet.
• Cervidae indet.
• Scombroidei indet.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Louisiana
• Paleontology in Alabama
• Paleontology in Louisiana
• Alachua Formation
• Chagres Formation
• Goliad Formation
• Rattlesnake Formation

References

Further reading

• E. M. Manning and B. J. MacFadden. 1989. Pliocene three-toed horses from Louisiana, with comments on the Citronelle Formation. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 22(2):35-46
• W. C. Isphording and G. M. Lamb. 1971. Age and origin of the Citronelle Formation in Alabama. Geological Society America Bulletin 82:775-780