The Pliocene Citronelle Formation of the Gulf Coastal Plain. The flora of the Citronelle Formation
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Abstract
In the spring of 1910 the writer, working under the direction of T. Wayland Vaughan, geologist in charge of Coastal Plain investigations, undertook a study of the later Tertiary formations of the Gulf Coastal Plain. According to the plans outlined before the work was begun, the beds that had formerly been grouped under the names Lafayette formation and Grand Gulf formation were to be studied with a view to their possible separation into more satisfactory stratigraphic units that might be correlated with other formations which, on the basis of their fossils, had been assigned to their proper positions in the geologic time scale. The original plan included a study of the post-Vicksburgian Tertiary deposits from western Florida to Mississippi River and correlations with formations previously recognized in Florida, southern Alabama, and Louisiana. This plan was subsequently modified to extend the investigation as far west as Sabine River. The field work was interrupted and the office work was delayed by calls for geologic work in other areas, so that the preparation of the reports could not be begun until the spring of 1914.
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Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | The Pliocene Citronelle Formation of the Gulf Coastal Plain. The flora of the Citronelle Formation |
Series title | Professional Paper |
Series number | 98 |
Chapter | L |
DOI | 10.3133/pp98L |
Year Published | 1916 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Washington, DC |
Description | 57 p. |
First page | 167 |
Last page | 208 |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi |
Other Geospatial | Gulf Coastal Plain region |
Online Only (Y/N) | N |
Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |