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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