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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