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
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