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

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}}

{{Chronostratigraphy of Ohio}}

{{Chronostratigraphy of Virginia}}

Category:Cambrian Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits

Category:Shale formations of the United States

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