Dunderberg Shale

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Dunderberg Shale
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Type Formation
Underlies Windfall Formation [1]
Overlies Bonanza King Formation [1]
Lithology
Primary shale
Other limestone
Location
Region Nevada, Utah
Country United States

The Dunderberg Shale is a geologic formation in Nevada and Utah.

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It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Harley Barnes; Allison R. Palmer (1961). "Revision of stratigraphic nomenclature of Cambrian rocks, Nevada Test Site and vicinity, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. 424: C101. ISSN   0096-0446. Wikidata   Q92836629.
  2. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.