Maccrady Formation

{{Short description|Carboniferous era eologic formation in West Virginia}}

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| type = Formation

| age = Tournaisian - Viséan[http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19078 Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau]

| period = Mississippian

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| region = Appalachia and the Southeastern United States

| country = United States

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| underlies = Greenbrier Group

| overlies = Price Formation

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| extent = Virginia and West Virginia

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The Maccrady Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia. 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}}

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{{Stratigraphic column of West Virginia}}

Category:Carboniferous West Virginia

Category:Carboniferous geology of Virginia

Category:Tournaisian

Category:Viséan

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