Lucas Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Michigan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

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| name = Lucas Formation

| image = Lucas Dolomite (Middle Devonian; Auglaize Quarry, near Junction, Ohio, USA) 5 (48904937882).jpg

| caption = Lucas Dolomite (Middle Devonian; quarry near Junction, Ohio)

| type = Formation

| age = Middle Devonian

| period = Middle Devonian

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| region = Michigan and Ohio

| country = United States

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| unitof = Detroit River Group

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| underlies = Anderdon Limestone and Dundee Formation

| overlies = Amherstburg Formation

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The Lucas Formation is a geologic formation in U.S. states of Michigan and Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the middle Devonian period.

Fossil content

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colspan="6" align="center" | Cnidarians
GenusSpeciesPresence

!Material

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Siphonophrentis

|S. gigantea

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|{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Christian R |date=2018-10-16 |title=Exceptional new fossil of Siphonophrentis gigantea |url=https://peerj.com/preprints/27282/ |access-date=2022-07-25 }}

| A coral

| File:Siphonophrentis gigantea CMBB-0001.jpg

References

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  • {{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}}

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{{Chronostratigraphy of Ohio}}

{{Stratigraphic column of Michigan}}

Category:Devonian Michigan

Category:Devonian Ohio

Category:Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits

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