Usage:
Saddle Bayou Lentil of Verda Member of Yazoo Clay of Jackson Group (LA)
Geologic age:
early Tertiary (late Eocene)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Notable exposures in cuts along a secondary road crossing a tributary of Saddle Bayou in the NW/4 sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 2 W., Grant Parish, central LA. Best exposures in N/2 sec. 27, T. 9 N., R. 2 W. (Fisk, 1938).
AAPG geologic province:
Arkla basin
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