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| Olentangy Shale |
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| Type | Formation |
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| Underlies | Ohio Shale |
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| Overlies | Hillsboro Sandstone and Tymochtee Dolomite |
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| Region | Ohio |
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| Country | United States |
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The Olentangy Shale is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
See also[edit]
Earth sciences portal
Ohio portal
Paleontology portal
Paleozoic portal
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ohio
References[edit]
Chronostratigraphy of Ohio |
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| Ph | | Pz | | P | |
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| C | | ⁋ |
- Allegheny Group
- Casselman Formation
- Glenshaw Formation
- Monongahela Group
- Pottsville Group
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| M |
- Coldwater Shale
- Cuyahoga Formation
- Logan Formation
- Maxville Limestone
- Rushville Shale
- Sunbury Shale
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| D | | Upper |
- Antrim Shale
- Bedford Shale
- Berea Sandstone
- Cussewago Sandstone
- Java Formation
- Ohio Shale
- Olentangy Shale
- West Falls Formation
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| Middle | | Eifelian |
- Amherstburg Dolomite
- Detroit River Group
- Hillsboro Sandstone
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- Columbus Limestone
- Delaware Limestone
- Dundee Formation
- Lucas Dolomite
- Mahantango Formation
- Marcellus Shale
- Onondaga Limestone
- Plumbrook Shale
- Prout Limestone
- Silica Formation
- Tenmile Creek Dolomite
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| Lower | | Emsian |
Amherstburg Dolomite
Detroit River Group
Hillsboro Sandstone
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- Bass Islands Dolomite
- Bois Blanc Formation
- Helderberg Limestone
- Holland Quarry Shale
- Oriskany Sandstone
- Sylvania Sandstone
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| S | | Ludlow |
- Greenfield Dolomite
- Tymochtee Dolomite
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| Wenlock |
- Bisher Formation
- Cedarville Formation
- Dayton Formation
- Estill Shale
- Euphemia Dolomite
- Gasport Dolomite
- Goat Island Dolomite
- Laurel Limestone
- Lilley Formation
- Lockport Dolomite
- Massie Shale
- Osgood Shale
- Peebles Dolomite
- Rochester Shale
- Springfield Dolomite
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| Llandovery |
Brassfield Formation
Cabot Head Shale
Clinton Formation
Drowning Creek Formation
Manitoulin Dolomite
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| O | | Upper |
- Arnheim Formation
- Cincinnati Group
- Drakes Formation
- Fairview Formation
- Grant Lake Formation
- Kope Formation
- Liberty Formation
- Miamitown Shale
- Queenston Shale
- Saluda Formation
- Trenton Limestone
- Waynesville Formation
- Whitewater Formation
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| Middle |
- Black River Group
- Lexington Limestone
- Point Pleasant Formation
- Trenton Limestone
- Wells Creek Formation
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| Є | | Furongian |
- Conasauga Formation
- Eau Claire Formation
- Kerbel Formation
- Knox Dolomite
- Rome Formation
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