Vicksburg Group

Vicksburg Group
Stratigraphic range: Rupelian
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsBumpnose Limestone, Red Bluff Clay, Forest Hill Sand, Marianna limestone, Glendon Limestone, Byram Formation, and Bucatunna Clay
UnderliesCitronelle Formation
OverliesJackson group
Location
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forVicksburg

The Vicksburg Group is a geologic group in Georgia, Mississippi, North Florida, and Louisiana.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene epoch. The Suwannee Limestone is the equivalent in peninsular Florida.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rukas, Justin M.; Gooch, D. David (1939). "Exposures of Vicksburg Oligocene Fauna in Western Louisiana: GEOLOGICAL NOTES". AAPG Bulletin. 23 (2): 246–250. ISSN 0149-1423.
  2. ↑ "Geolex — Vicksburg publications". ngmdb.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2026-07-11.


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