Conemaugh Group
{{Short description|Geologic group in the eastern United States}}
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| name = Conemaugh Group
| image = Pedogenic breccia (Conemaugh Group, Upper Pennsylvanian; creek cut on the western side of Caldwell, Ohio, USA) 12.jpg
| caption = Pedogenic breccia (Conemaugh Group, Upper Pennsylvanian)
| type = Group
| age = Pennsylvanian
| period = Pennsylvanian
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| region = West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland
| country = United States
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| subunits = Casselman Formation, Glenshaw Formation, Birmingham Shale, Skelley Member
| underlies = Monongahela Group
| overlies = Allegheny Formation
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File:Petalodus ohioensis (fossil shark tooth) (Skelley Member, Upper Pennsylvanian; Noble County, Ohio, USA).jpg ohioensis (fossil shark tooth) (Skelley Member; Noble County, Ohio)]]
The Conemaugh Group is a geologic group in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous 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}}
{{Stratigraphic column of West Virginia}}
Category:Carboniferous West Virginia
Category:Carboniferous Maryland
Category:Carboniferous geology of Pennsylvania
Category:Geologic groups of Maryland
Category:Geologic groups of West Virginia
Category:Geologic groups of Pennsylvania
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