Eutaw Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Upper Cretaceous | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Tombigbee Sand Member, Ingersoll Shale |
Underlies | Austin Group and Mooreville Chalk Formation |
Overlies | Tuscaloosa Group |
Thickness | 40 m (130 ft) to 120 m (390 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Glauconitic sandstone |
Location | |
Region | Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Eutaw, Alabama |
The Eutaw Formation is a geological formation in North America, within the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. The strata date from the late Coniacian to the early Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous.[1] It consists of the upper Tombigbee Sand Member and an unnamed lower member. Dinosaur, mosasaur, and pterosaur remains have been recovered from the Eutaw Formation.[2][3]