Pecatonica Formation

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| name = Pecatonica Formation

| type = Formation

| age = Ordovician

| period = Ordovician

| prilithology = Limestone

| region = Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin

| country = United States

| unitof = Black River Group

| underlies = Plattin Formation

| overlies = Joachim Dolomite

}}

The Pecatonica Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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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}}

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Category:Ordovician Iowa

Category:Ordovician Indiana

Category:Ordovician Illinois

Category:Ordovician geology of Wisconsin

Category:Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits

Category:Limestone formations of the United States

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