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Cenozoic Calcareous Nannofossil Occurrences from Gulf Coastal Plain Cores and Outcrops

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1978-01-01
End Date
2021-03-10

Citation

Bybell, L.M., Self-Trail, J.M., and Gibson, T.G., 2021, Cenozoic Calcareous Nannofossil Occurrences from Gulf Coastal Plain Cores and Outcrops: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EXGLPB.

Summary

In this data release, Cenozoic calcareous nannofossil occurrence charts are provided as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for 15 cores or outcrops from the Gulf Coastal Plain (Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia). Samples have been assigned a USGS sample number and are organized by depth below (cores and wells) or height above (outcrops) the land surface. Based on their known stratigraphic position, lithology, and specific calcareous nannofossil species content, each sample, where possible, was assigned to a geologic formation, age, and standard Martini (1971) calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphic zone. Five additional reference files are provided: (1) location information for each core or outcrop, (2) a list of calcareous nannofossil species [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Laurel M Bybell, U.S. Geological Survey
Process Contact :
Laurel M Bybell, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Laurel M Bybell, Jean M Self-Trail, Thomas G. Gibson
Metadata Contact :
Laurel M Bybell, U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey, GS ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Office of Science Quality and Integrity
USGS Mission Area :
Core Science Systems

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Gulf Coastal Plain Cenozoic Calcareous Nannofossil Occurrences Metadata.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		10.99 KB application/fgdc+xml
St. Stephens Quarry - IP 120557.xlsx 34 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
River Falls (C227A) - IP 120557.xlsx 29.89 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Red Bluff - IP 120557.xlsx 82.08 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Pea River - IP 120557.xlsx 71 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Pages Creek (C171A) - IP 120557.xlsx 36.99 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Ozark (C169A) - IP 120557.xlsx 27.57 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Odum Creek (C167G) - IP 120557.xlsx 44.33 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Monroeville (C178A) - IP 120557.xlsx 43.72 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Little Stave Creek - IP 120557.xlsx 79.2 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Introductory Information - IP 120557.docx 25.54 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Hutchins Landing (C99G) - IP 102557.xlsx 46.32 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Highway 69 (C185A) - IP 120557.xlsx 28.17 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Gulf Coastal Plain References.docx 20.88 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Gulf Coastal Plain Locations - IP 120557.xlsx 12.15 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Davis Hopkins - IP 120557.xlsx 98.67 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Data Dictionary for IP 120557.docx 32.2 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Coheelee Creek (C166G) - IP 120557.xlsx 61.4 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Calcareous Nannofossil Species Present in Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains - IP 120557.xlsx 234.54 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Calcareous Nannofossil Occurrences - IP 120557.xlsx 2.99 MB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Andalusia (C177A) - IP 120557.xlsx 36.65 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Albany - IP 120557.xlsx 82.44 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Purpose

Since joining the USGS in 1975, the senior author, Laurel Bybell, has examined thousands of geologic samples for their calcareous nannofossil content that were collected from cores, wells, and outcrops from many locations, but primarily from the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains. Most samples were examined to determine their geologic age. These data were of significant help to geologic mappers and hydrologists at the USGS, state geological surveys, and universities in understanding geologic formations and aquifers and their distribution through space a time. In addition, taxonomic and evolutionary studies of some calcareous nannofossil species and lineages were conducted to gain a better understanding of the fossil group and improve its utility in geologic dating.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9EXGLPB

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