Towle Shale

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Nebraska, US}}

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| type = Formation

| age = Carboniferous

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| region = Nebraska

| country = United States

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The Towle Shale is a geologic formation in Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.