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Paleontology in Georgia refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Georgia. During the early part of the Paleozoic, Georgia was largely covered by seawater. Although no major Paleozoic discoveries have been uncovered in Georgia, the local fossil record documents a great diversity of ancient ...
Georgia (U.S. state) Country. United States. The Clinchfield Formation is a geologic formation in Georgia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. It preserves the most diverse Eocene fossil turtle assemblage in all of southeastern North America. [ 1]
Pages in category "Paleontology in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. Paleontology in Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia (U.S. state) Country. United States. The Gaillard Formation is a geologic formation in Georgia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
The Chattahoochee Formation is a geologic formation in Georgia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. See also. Earth sciences portal; Paleontology portal; List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Georgia (U.S. state) Paleontology in Georgia (U.S. state) References. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database.
Formation. Location. Region. Georgia (U.S. state) Country. United States. The Lourdes Formation is a geologic formation in Georgia that contains fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
List of the Paleozoic life of Georgia (U.S. state) This list of the Paleozoic life of Georgia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia and are between 541 and 252.17 million years of age.
Fossil of a pterosaur (Ctenochasma) from the Solnhofen Limestone, Germany (American Museum of Natural History, New York, US). A paleontological or fossiliferous site is a locality in which a significant quantity of fossils is naturally preserved in the rocks. The extent of the site is determined, in some cases, by the spatial distribution of ...