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Williamsburg Formation

Coordinates: 33°42′N 79°48′W / 33.7°N 79.8°W / 33.7; -79.8
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Williamsburg Formation
Stratigraphic range: Thanetian (Clarkforkian)
~58–55 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofBlack Mingo Group
OverliesRhems Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherPhosphorite
Location
Coordinates33°42′N 79°48′W / 33.7°N 79.8°W / 33.7; -79.8
Approximate paleocoordinates34°48′N 62°36′W / 34.8°N 62.6°W / 34.8; -62.6
Region South Carolina
Country United States
Type section
Named forWilliamsburg County, South Carolina

The Williamsburg Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina consisting of sandy shale and clayey sand.[1] It is a member of the Black Mingo Group and overlays the Rhems Formation. It preserves fossils, among others coprolites, dating back to the Paleogene period.

Fossil content

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The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1]

Mammals

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Reptiles

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Crocodylians
Snakes

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References

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Bibliography

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  • Sawyer, G. T (1998), "Coprolites of the Black Mingo Group (Paleocene) of the South Carolina", Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 88 (4): 221–228, doi:10.2307/1006676, JSTOR 1006676
  • Schoch, R. M (1998), "Late Paleocene land-mammals from the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group) of South Carolina", Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 88 (4): 229–245, doi:10.2307/1006677, JSTOR 1006677
  • Schoch, R. M (1985), "Preliminary description of a new late Paleocene land-mammal fauna from South Carolina, U.S.A.", Postilla, 196: 1–13
  • Van Nieuwenhuise, Don; Colquhoun, Donald (1982), "The Paleocene-lower Eocene Black Mingo Group of the east-central coastal plain of South Carolina", South Carolina Geology, 26 (2): 47–67, retrieved 2018-06-26