Jackson Group

Jackson Group
Stratigraphic range: Paleogene
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsWhite Bluff Formation, Redfield Formation
OverliesClaiborne Group
Location
RegionArkansas, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named byTimothy Abbott Conrad

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.

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