Bashi Formation


The Bashi Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama and Mississippi. It is named for Bashi Creek in northern Clarke County, Alabama, which cuts through some of its exposures. It preserves fossils dating back to the Eocene period, or Wasatchian in the NALMA classification.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
;ReptilesPalaeophis cf. littoralisPalaeophis virginianus
;FishCoupatezia woutersiDasyatis tricuspidatusMyliobatis dixoniArchaeomanta melenhorstiBurnhamia daviesiBurnhamia fetahiMeridiania convexaPlatyrhina dockeryiRhinobatos sp.Eotorpedo jaeckeliStriatolamia macrotaAnomotodon sp.Cretolamna aschersoniCretolamna lericheiOdontaspis borodiniOdontaspis speyeriOdontaspis winkleriPseudodontaspis lauderdalensisBrachycarcharias mississippiensisPhysogaleus americanus & tertiusAbdounia subulidensAbdounia beaugeiGaleus sp.Microscyliorhinus leggettiScyliorhinus gilbertiGaleorhinus affiniGaleorhinus minorHeterodontus sowasheenseGinglymostoma subafricanumNebrius thielensis