Java Formation

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Java Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Devonian
Type Formation
Sub-units
  • Pipe Creek Shale
  • Wiscoy Sandstone Member
  • Hanover Shale Member
Underlies Ohio Shale
Overlies West Falls Formation
Location
Region
CountryUnited States

The Java Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. [1] The formation comprises the Pipe Creek Shale, Wiscoy Sandstone Member in New York, and Hanover Shale Member except in Tennessee. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Geolex – Java Summary". National Geologic Map Database. United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 3 July 2020.


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