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Clinton - Keefer Sandstone, USA
| Group | Clinton |
|---|---|
| Formation | Keefer Sandstone |
| Age: | 443 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Llandovery - Ludlow |
| Lithology | sandstone, "shale" |
| Number of Collections | 4 |
| Number of Occurrences | 14 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Washington County, Maryland, USA | Clinton - Keefer Sandstone |
| Onondaga-Cumberland community | Allegany County, Maryland, USA | Clinton - Keefer Sandstone |
| Unit 2 | Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA | Clinton - Keefer Sandstone |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings - Parkhead | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | shale, sandstone, "limestone" | 28 |
| McKenzie | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | shale/"limestone", "limestone", "shale", "limestone"/"shale", sandstone, "shale"/grainstone, "limestone"/grainstone | 89 |
| Onondaga | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | shale, lime mudstone, lime mudstone/"shale", "shale"/lime mudstone, "limestone" | 178 |
| Romney - Hamilton | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | limestone | 13 |
| Clinton - Rochester Shale | 443 - 423 Ma Silurian | shale, "shale"/"limestone" | 61 |
| Clinton - Rose Hill | 439 - 423 Ma Silurian | shale/sandstone, "shale", sandstone/"limestone", "shale"/"limestone", sandstone/"shale" | 78 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Woodward H. P. (1941) Silurian System of West Virginia, West Virginia Geological Survey 14, 1-326 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
