| Waccamaw Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Gelasian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | upper, lower |
| Location | |
| Region |  North Carolina  South Carolina |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Waccamaw River |
| Named by | William Healey Dall |
The Waccamaw Formation is a geologic formation in southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina. It preserves fossils from the early Pleistocene epoch. The Waccamaw Formation contains two informal members: "upper" and "lower". The upper Waccamaw is ~2.0-1.8 million years old. The lower Waccamaw Formation is ~2.4-2.2 million years old.
The stratigraphic section preserves four transgressive pulses in the lower Waccamaw, and four in the Upper. The maximum sea level preserved is about 65 meters above the current level.
The molluscan fauna is quite diverse, nearly a thousand species have been reported.
See also
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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