• Source: Williamsburg Formation

      • The Williamsburg Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina consisting of sandy shale and clayey sand. 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


      The following fossils were reported from the formation:


      = Mammals

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      Ectoganus gliriformis
      E. lobdelli
      Mingotherium holtae


      = Reptiles

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      Agomphus pectoralis
      A. aff. alabamensis
      Osteopygis emarginatus
      Trionyx virginiana
      Adocus sp.
      ?Bothremys sp.
      Chelonioidea indet.
      Cheloniidae indet.
      Pelomedusoides indet.
      Taphrosphyini indet.
      Toxochelyinae indet.
      Crocodylians
      Bottosaurus sp.
      Hyposaurus sp.
      Thoracosaurus sp.
      Eusuchia indet.
      Snakes
      Palaeophis sp.


      See also


      List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Carolina
      Paleontology in South Carolina


      References




      = Bibliography

      =
      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

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