Mifflintown Formation
| Mifflintown Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Silurian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Bloomsburg Formation |
| Overlies | Keefer Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia |
| Country | United States |
The Mifflintown Formation is a geologic formation in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. The type location is near Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Helfrich, Charles T. (1975). Silurian conodonts from Wills Mountain Anticline, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Special paper / the Geological Society of America. Boulder, Colo: Geological Society of America. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8137-2161-3.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. [user-generated source]
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