Conemaugh Group

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Conemaugh Group
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian
Pedogenic breccia (Conemaugh Group, Upper Pennsylvanian; creek cut on the western side of Caldwell, Ohio, USA) 12.jpg
Pedogenic breccia (Conemaugh Group, Upper Pennsylvanian)
Type Group
Sub-units Casselman Formation, Glenshaw Formation, Birmingham Shale, Skelley Member
Underlies Monongahela Group
Overlies Allegheny Formation
Location
Region West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland
Country United States
Clay dikes in pedogenic breccia (Conemaugh Group; Caldwell, Ohio) Clay dikes in pedogenic breccia (Conemaugh Group, Upper Pennsylvanian; creek cut on the western side of Caldwell, Ohio, USA) 1.jpg
Clay dikes in pedogenic breccia (Conemaugh Group; Caldwell, Ohio)
Petalodus ohioensis (fossil shark tooth) (Skelley Member; Noble County, Ohio) Petalodus ohioensis (fossil shark tooth) (Skelley Member, Upper Pennsylvanian; Noble County, Ohio, USA).jpg
Petalodus ohioensis (fossil shark tooth) (Skelley Member; Noble County, Ohio)

The Conemaugh Group is a geologic group in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

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