Jackson Group

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| name = Jackson Group

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| type = Group

| age = Paleogene

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| namedby = Timothy Abbott Conrad{{cite journal|last1=Conrad|first1=T.A.|title=Observations on the Eocene formation, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils of that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi, with an Appendix|journal=Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia|date=1847|volume=3|pages=280–282}}

| region = Arkansas, North Carolina

| country = United States

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| subunits = White Bluff Formation, Redfield Formation

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File:Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippian and Alabama stratigraphic column.png

The Jackson Group is a geologic group in Arkansas and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene to Neogene period. The area is where the type specimen of Basilosaurus, an ancient whale first thought to be a reptile, was found.

See also

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References

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  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021|archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home|url-status= live}}

Category:Geologic groups of Arkansas

Category:Paleogene Arkansas

Category:Paleogene geology of North Carolina

Category:Geologic groups of North Carolina

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