Liberty Formation

{{short description|Geologic formation in Ohio}}

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| name = Liberty Formation

| image = Liberty Formation Brookville Indiana.jpg

| caption = Liberty Formation (Upper Ordovician) exposed north of Brookville, Indiana

| type = Formation

| age = Late Ordovician

| period = Late Ordovician

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| region = {{Flag|Ohio}}{{Flag|Indiana}}

| country = {{Flag|United States}}

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| underlies = Saluda Formation and Whitewater Formation

| overlies = Waynesville Formation

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The Liberty Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

File:Liberty Hardground 090114.jpg from the Liberty Formation of southern Ohio.]]

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= 22 June 2014}}

{{Chronostratigraphy of Ohio}}

Category:Ordovician Kentucky

Category:Ordovician Ohio

Category:Ordovician Indiana

Category:Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits

Category:Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits

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