Moscow Formation
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| name = Moscow Formation
| image =Moscow formation.jpg
| caption = Windom shale member of the Moscow formation
| type = Formation
| age = Givetian (Middle Devonian)
| prilithology = Sandstone, shale
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| region = {{Flag|New York}}
| country = {{Flag|United States}}
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| unitof = Hamilton group
| subunits = Windom shale member, Tichenor member, Deep Run member, Menteth member, Kashong member
| underlies =
| overlies = Ludlowville Formation
| thickness = 151 m
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The Moscow Formation is a geologic formation in New York. It preserves fossils dating back to the Givetian stage. It represents around 1.5–2 million years of constant deposition.
See also
{{Portal|Earth sciences|New York (state)|Paleontology}}
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|df= dmy-all}}
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Category:Devonian geology of New York (state)
Category:Devonian Pennsylvania
Category:Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits
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