Conasauga Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Georgia, US}}
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| type = Formation
| age = Cambrian
| period = Cambrian
| prilithology = shale
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| region = Appalachia and Southeastern United States
| country = United States
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| underlies = Copper Ridge Dolomite, Kerbel Formation, and Knox Dolomite
| overlies = Rome Formation
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| extent = Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio, and Virginia[http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19078 Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau]
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The Conasauga Formation is a geologic formation in Georgia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
See also
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References
- {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
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Category:Cambrian Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits
Category:Shale formations of the United States
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