Citronelle Formation

The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.^[1]

Citronelle Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene (late Hemphillian) ~5.3–4.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	sand and gravelly sand[1]
Other	clay and sandy clay[1]
Location
Coordinates	30.8°N 88.1°W / 30.8; -88.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	31.0°N 86.4°W / 31.0; -86.4
Region	Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Citronelle, Alabama[2]
Named by	G. C. Matson[2]
Citronelle Formation (the United States) Show map of the United States Citronelle Formation (Alabama) Show map of Alabama

Pliocene Citronelle Formation geological map

Fossil content

It preserves fossils of:^[3]

• 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