Lehman Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Utah, United States}}

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| name = Lehman Formation

| period = Ordovician

| age = Ordovician

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| type = Formation

| prilithology = Shale, quartzite, limestone

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| unitof = Pogonip Group

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| underlies = Eureka Quartzite

| overlies = Kanosh Shale

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| region = Great Basin{{cite web |title=Geolex — Lehman publications |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/LehmanRefs_8682.html |website=ngmdb.usgs.gov |publisher=USGS |access-date=21 April 2022}}

| country = United States

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| namedfor = Lehman Caves

| namedby = Lehi Hintze

| year_ts = 1951{{cite web |title=Pogonip Group |url=http://westerncordillera.com/pogonip_group.htm |website=westerncordillera.com |access-date=21 April 2022}}

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The Lehman Formation is a geologic formation in Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.{{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}}

See also

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