Cordell Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Michigan}}

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| name = Cordell Formation

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| type = Formation

| age = Silurian

| period = Silurian

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| region = Michigan

| country = United States

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| unitof = Manistique Group{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308697537_Manistique_Group_Reservoirs_in_the_Michigan_Basin_an_Overlooked_Resource |title=Michigan Basin Stratigraphy on ResearchGate}}

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| underlies = Rockview Formation

| overlies = Schoolcraft Formation

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The Cordell Formation is a geologic formation in Michigan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.{{cite web|url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/GIMDL-GSA87E_302407_7.pdf |title=Middle Silurian paleoecology; The Raber Fossil Beds, Chippewa County, Michigan, on Geological Society of America Centennial Field Guide—North-Central Section, 1987 }}

References

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{{Stratigraphic column of Michigan}}

Category:Silurian Michigan

Category:Silurian southern paleotropical deposits

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