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The Hawthorn Group is a stratigraphic unit of Miocene age in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, in the United States. It is known for its phosphate rock resources, and for its rich assemblages of Neogene vertebrate fossils.

Age
Period: Neogene Epoch: Earliest Miocene (Aquitanian) to early Miocene (Burdigalian) in the eastern Florida panhandle, to middle Miocene (Serravallian) in northern Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and to earliest Pliocene (Zanclean) in southern Florida, ~23 to ~3.6 mya a period of North American land mammal age: Late Arikareean through early Blancan ==Location==
Location
The Hawthorn Group includes several geologic formations found in southeastern South Carolina, the coastal plain of Georgia, and much of the Florida Peninsula.The Hawthorn Group extends from southeastern South Carolina through the coastal plain of Georgia and the Florida Peninsula to south Florida. In Florida, the Hawthorn Group encompasses in part the counties of Gilchrist, Levy, Dixie, Citrus, Sumter, Alachua and Marion County. The Hawthorn is also present below undifferentiated sediments (TQu) as well as the Tamiami Formation from Polk County south through Highlands, Glades, Hendry, Dade, Collier, and Monroe County at depths ranging from mean sea level near Polk to below 600 meters in Monroe Co. The Hawthorn overlies Ocala Limestone ==Units==
Units
• The Arcadia Formation is the lower carbonate layer of the Hawthorn Group in southern Florida. • The Tampa Member is the lowest level of the Arcadia Formation in the Tampa Bay area. It is distinguished from other parts of the Arcadia Formation by the low percentage of phosphate present. • The Nocatee Member is the lowest part of the Arcadia Formation in southwestern Florida. It is primarily siliciclastic, while the rest of the Arcadia Formation is primarily carbonate. • The Coosawhatchie Formation is the top member of the Hawthorn Group in southeastern South Carolina and northeastern Georgia. • The Charlton Member is the upper part of the Coosawatchie Formation in southern Georgia and northern Florida. • The Marks Head Formation is the middle member of the Hawthorn Group in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida. • The Parachucla Formation forms the lower part of the Hawthorn Group in southern Georgia. It grades into the Penney Farms Formation to the south. • The Peace River Formation was proposed by Scott to include the Bone Valley Formation, the Murdock Station and Bayshore Clay members and other siliciclastic beds of the Tamiami Formation. The Peace River Formation overlies the Arcadia Formation. • The Penney Farms Formation is the lower part of the Hawthorn Group in northern and central Florida. • The Statenville Formation is the top of the Hawthorn Group along the Alapaha River near Statenville, Georgia, extending into Columbia and Hamilton counties in Florida. • The Torreya Formation is in the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle and adjacent southwestern Georgia. It includes the Dogtown and Sopchoppy members. The Alachua Formation may have resulted from the weathering of Hawthorn Group sediments, intermixed with Pliocene deposits. Scott does not consider it to be part of the Hawthorn Group. ==Paleofauna==
Paleofauna
ReptilesApalone ferox (Florida Softshell Turtle) • Pseudemys caelata (Pond Turtle) • Terrapene (Box Turtle) • Deirochelys (Chicken Turtle) • Geochelone (Tortoise) • Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) • †Gavialosuchus americanus or Thecachampsa antiqua (American Crocodile) • Typhlops (Blind snake) • Xenodontinae (Mud Snake) • Heterodon (Hognose Snake) • Elaphe (Rat Snake) • Lampropeltis getulus (Kingsnake) • Nerodia (Water snake) • Thamnophis (Garter Snake) • Crotalinae (Lancehead, Rattlesnake) • Sistrurus (Rattlesnake) BirdsAnserinae (Swan) • Podicipedidae (Grebe) • Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorant) • Anhinga grandis (Snakebird) • Ciconiidae (Stork) • Phoenicopteridae (Flamingo) • Ardea (Heron) • Egretta (Egret) • Ardeola (Heron) • Aramidae (Limpkin) • Gruidae (Crane-like) • Rallidae (Crakes & Coots) • Cathartidae (New World Vulture) • Pandionidae (Osprey) • Accipitridae (Eagle) • Passeriformes (Songbird) Mammals • †Metaxytherium floridanum (Sea Cow) • †Gomphotherium (Elephant) • †Tapirus simpsoni (Tapir) • †Teleoceras proterum (Rhinoceros) • †Aphelops malacorhinus (Rhinoceros) • †Pseudhipparion skinneri (Horse) • †Hipparion tehonense (Horse) • †Neohipparion trampasense (Horse) • †Nannippus westoni (Horse) • †Hippotherium ingenuum and H. plicatile (Horse) • †Calippus cerasinus and C. elachistus (Horse) • †Protohippus gidleyi (Horse) • Microchiroptera (Microbat) • †Leptarctus (Mustelidae) • †Hoplictis (Mustelidae) • †Plionictis (Mustelidae) • †Sthenictis lacota (Mustelidae) • †Arctonasua floridana (Raccoon) • †Paranasua biradica • †Leptocyon • †Epicyon haydeni and E. saevus (Proto-dog) • †Nimravides galiani (False Saber-tooth cat) • †Barbourofelis loveorum (False Saber-tooth cat) • †Antilocaprinae (Antilope) • †Pseudoceras (Early horse-type ungulate) • †Yumaceras hamiltoni (Camel-like) • †Kogiopsis floridana (Whale) • †Ninoziphius platyrostris (Whale) • †Goniodelphis hudsoni (Whale) • †Balaenoptera floridana (Whale) • †Pomatodelphis bobengia (Whale) • †Aepycamelus major (Camel) • †Procamelus grandis (Camel) • †Hemiauchenia minima (Camel) • Talpidae (Mole) • Soricidae (Shrew) • †Archaeolaginae (Rabbit) • Sciuridae (Squirrel) • †Eucastor planus (Beaver) • Abelmoschomys simpsoni (Vole) • †Mylagaulus elassos (Horned gopher) Fish • †Otodus megalodon (Shark) • †Pristis aquitanicus (Shark) • †Cosmopolitodus hastalis (Shark) • Carcharodon carcharias (Shark) • †Carcharodon cf. hubbelli (Shark) • †Carcharodon plicatilis (Shark) • †Galeocerdo aduncus (Shark) • †Hemipristis serra (Shark) • †Myliobatus (Ray) • Diodon (pufferfish) ==See also==
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