Moccasin Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation}}

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| name = Moccasin Formation

| image = Copper Creek Thrust Fault (Thorn Hill section, northeastern Tennessee, USA) 2.jpg

| caption = Rome Formation over Moccasin Formation (Copper Creek Thrust Fault, Tennessee)

| type = Formation

| age = Ordovician

| prilithology = limestone

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| region = Virginia, Tennessee

| country = United States

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The Moccasin Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia and Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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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|df= }}

Category:Ordovician geology of Virginia

Category:Ordovician Tennessee

Category:Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits

Category:Limestone formations of the United States

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